Recognised as Colour
#E4C229
- #E4C229
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E4C229 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 194, 41 and HSL 49°, 78%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E4C229#E4C229
HEX#E4C229
RGBrgb(228, 194, 41)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7608, 0.1608
RGB percentages89.4%, 76.1%, 16.1%
HSLhsl(49.1, 77.6%, 52.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.1, 82%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 82%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,991,913
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C229;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55238WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.05:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#1B3DD6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#294BE4
Analogous#E46429, #A8E429
Triadic#29E4C2, #C229E4
Split complementary#29A8E4, #6429E4
Tetradic#29E465, #294BE4, #E429A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G194
B41
Red228 (89.4%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue41 (16.1%)
Hue49.09°
Saturation (HSL)77.59%
Lightness52.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C2 · B 29
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