Recognised as Colour
#E4BD00
- #E4BD00
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E4BD00 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 189, 0 and HSL 50°, 100%, 45%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E4BD00#E4BD00
HEX#E4BD00
RGBrgb(228, 189, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7412, 0
RGB percentages89.4%, 74.1%, 0%
HSLhsl(49.7, 100%, 44.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 100%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.1%, 100%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,990,592
CSS custom property--colour: #E4BD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52889WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness191.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.58:1
Contrast with white1.81:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.58:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B8B8B8
Inverted#1B42FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.81:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.58:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0027E4
Analogous#E44B00, #99E400
Triadic#00E4BD, #BD00E4
Split complementary#0099E4, #4B00E4
Tetradic#00E44B, #0027E4, #E40099
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G189
B0
Red228 (89.4%)
Green189 (74.1%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue49.74°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness44.71%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G BD · B 00
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