Recognised as Colour
#E4C440
- #E4C440
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E4C440 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 196, 64 and HSL 48°, 75%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E4C440#E4C440
HEX#E4C440
RGBrgb(228, 196, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7686, 0.251
RGB percentages89.4%, 76.9%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(48.3, 75.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.3, 71.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 71.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,992,448
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C440;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56344WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.27:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#1B3BBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4060E4
Analogous#E47240, #B2E440
Triadic#40E4C4, #C440E4
Split complementary#40B2E4, #7240E4
Tetradic#40E472, #4060E4, #E440B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G196
B64
Red228 (89.4%)
Green196 (76.9%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue48.29°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C4 · B 40
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