Recognised as Colour

#E4C720

#E4C720
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E4C720 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 199, 32 and HSL 51°, 78%, 51%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E4C720#E4C720

HEX#E4C720

RGBrgb(228, 199, 32)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.7804, 0.1255

RGB percentages89.4%, 78%, 12.5%

HSLhsl(51.1, 78.4%, 51%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 86%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 12.7%, 86%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,993,184

CSS custom property--colour: #E4C720;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.57445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.49:1

Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.49:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1

Inverted#1B38DF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DCC200no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E4CC30no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F7B7AAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.7 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.49:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 12.4 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.5 Yellow · ΔE 29.3 Orange · ΔE 29.4 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.5 Khaki · ΔE 33.8

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 12.41, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#203DE4

Analogous#E46520, #9FE420

Triadic#20E4C7, #C720E4

Split complementary#209FE4, #6520E4

Tetradic#20E465, #203DE4, #E4209F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF5D6

Lighter +30%#F5E9A8

Lighter +20%#EFDE7B

Lighter +10%#EAD24D

Darker −10%#BAA217

Darker −20%#8D7B11

Darker −30%#5F530C

Darker −40%#322B06

More saturated +25%#FFDA05

Less saturated −25%#C5B13F

Channel breakdown

R228

G199

B32

Red228 (89.4%)

Green199 (78%)

Blue32 (12.5%)

Hue51.12°

Saturation (HSL)78.4%

Lightness50.98%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G C7 · B 20

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