Recognised as Colour
#E4C419
- #E4C419
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E4C419 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 196, 25 and HSL 51°, 80%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E4C419#E4C419
HEX#E4C419
RGBrgb(228, 196, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7686, 0.098
RGB percentages89.4%, 76.9%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(50.5, 80.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 89%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 89%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,992,409
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C419;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56044WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.21:1
Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.21:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#1B3BE6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.21:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1939E4
Analogous#E45F19, #9EE419
Triadic#19E4C4, #C419E4
Split complementary#199EE4, #5F19E4
Tetradic#19E45F, #1939E4, #E4199E
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G196
B25
Red228 (89.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue50.54°
Saturation (HSL)80.24%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C4 · B 19
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