Colour

#E4CC32

#E4CC32
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E4CC32 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 204, 50 and HSL 52°, 77%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E4CC32#E4CC32

HEX#E4CC32

RGBrgb(228, 204, 50)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8, 0.1961

RGB percentages89.4%, 80%, 19.6%

HSLhsl(51.9, 76.7%, 54.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 78.1%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 78.1%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,994,482

CSS custom property--colour: #E4CC32;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.5991WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.98:1

Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#1B33CD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C605no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 7.1 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7CF3Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original

Tritanopia#F6BDAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.98:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.6 Khaki · ΔE 29.8 Yellow · ΔE 29.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.1 Orange · ΔE 32.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.47, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#324AE4

Analogous#E47332, #A3E432

Triadic#32E4CC, #CC32E4

Split complementary#32A3E4, #7332E4

Tetradic#32E473, #324AE4, #E432A3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FCF9E6

Lighter +30%#F6EEB9

Lighter +20%#F0E28C

Lighter +10%#EAD75F

Darker −10%#C9B11A

Darker −20%#9C8914

Darker −30%#6E620F

Darker −40%#413A09

More saturated +25%#FFE017

Less saturated −25%#C7B74F

Channel breakdown

R228

G204

B50

Red228 (89.4%)

Green204 (80%)

Blue50 (19.6%)

Hue51.91°

Saturation (HSL)76.72%

Lightness54.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G CC · B 32

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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