Colour
#E4C242
- #E4C242
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E4C242 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 194, 66 and HSL 47°, 75%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E4C242#E4C242
HEX#E4C242
RGBrgb(228, 194, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7608, 0.2588
RGB percentages89.4%, 76.1%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(47.4, 75%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.4, 71.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 14.9%, 71.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,991,938
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C242;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55471WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#1B3DBD
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 text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4264E4
Analogous#E47142, #B5E442
Triadic#42E4C2, #C242E4
Split complementary#42B5E4, #7142E4
Tetradic#42E471, #4264E4, #E442B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G194
B66
Red228 (89.4%)
Green194 (76.1%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue47.41°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C2 · B 42
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