Recognised as Colour
#E4C643
- #E4C643
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E4C643 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 198, 67 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
#E4C643#E4C643
HEX#E4C643
RGBrgb(228, 198, 67)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7765, 0.2627
RGB percentages89.4%, 77.6%, 26.3%
HSLhsl(48.8, 74.9%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.8, 70.6%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 13.2%, 70.6%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,992,963
CSS custom property--colour: #E4C643;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57287WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 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#1B39BC
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#4361E4
Analogous#E47643, #B2E443
Triadic#43E4C6, #C643E4
Split complementary#43B1E4, #7643E4
Tetradic#43E476, #4361E4, #E443B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G198
B67
Red228 (89.4%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue67 (26.3%)
Hue48.82°
Saturation (HSL)74.88%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G C6 · B 43
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