Colour
#E4C642
- #E4C642
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E4C642 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 198, 66 and HSL 49°, 75%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E4C642#E4C642
HEX#E4C642
RGBrgb(228, 198, 66)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7765, 0.2588
RGB percentages89.4%, 77.6%, 25.9%
HSLhsl(48.9, 75%, 57.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 71.1%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 71.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,992,962
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C642;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57275WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.46:1
Contrast with white1.69:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1B39BD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.69:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.46:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4260E4
Analogous#E47542, #B1E442
Triadic#42E4C6, #C642E4
Split complementary#42B1E4, #7542E4
Tetradic#42E475, #4260E4, #E442B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G198
B66
Red228 (89.4%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue66 (25.9%)
Hue48.89°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness57.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C6 · B 42
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