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Recognised as Colour

#E4C519

  • #E4C519
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#E4C519 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 197, 25 and HSL 51°, 80%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E4C519#E4C519
HEX#E4C519
RGBrgb(228, 197, 25)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7725, 0.098
RGB percentages89.4%, 77.3%, 9.8%
HSLhsl(50.8, 80.2%, 49.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.8, 89%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.6%, 89%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,992,665
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C519;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56497WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.3:1
Contrast with white1.71:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.3:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BFBFBF
Inverted#1B3AE6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC000no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.2 from the original
Deuteranopia#E2CA2Bno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F7B5A8no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.71:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.3:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.7Goldenrod · ΔE 18Orange · ΔE 28.4Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.2Yellow · ΔE 29.6Khaki · ΔE 35
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.75, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1938E4
Analogous#E46019, #9EE419
Triadic#19E4C5, #C519E4
Split complementary#199DE4, #6019E4
Tetradic#19E45F, #1938E4, #E4199D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAF3CF
Lighter +30%#F5E8A1
Lighter +20%#F0DD73
Lighter +10%#EBD145
Darker −10%#B69D14
Darker −20%#88760F
Darker −30%#5A4E0A
Darker −40%#2C2605
More saturated +25%#FDD600
Less saturated −25%#C4AF39

Channel breakdown

R228
G197
B25
Red228 (89.4%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue25 (9.8%)
Hue50.84°
Saturation (HSL)80.24%
Lightness49.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C5 · B 19

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