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Colour

#E4CC35

  • #E4CC35
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#E4CC35 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 204, 53 and HSL 52°, 76%, 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

#E4CC35#E4CC35
HEX#E4CC35
RGBrgb(228, 204, 53)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8, 0.2078
RGB percentages89.4%, 80%, 20.8%
HSLhsl(51.8, 76.4%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 76.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 76.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,485
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CC35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.59937WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.99:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.99:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1B33CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0C610no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7CF40no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F6BDB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.4 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 text12.99:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 16.2Goldenrod · ΔE 19.3Khaki · ΔE 28.9Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.8Yellow · ΔE 30.5Yellow green · ΔE 32.1
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 16.25, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#354DE4
Analogous#E47535, #A4E435
Triadic#35E4CC, #CC35E4
Split complementary#35A4E4, #7535E4
Tetradic#35E475, #354DE4, #E435A4

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9E9
Lighter +30%#F6EEBC
Lighter +20%#F0E38F
Lighter +10%#EAD762
Darker −10%#CBB31B
Darker −20%#9E8B15
Darker −30%#71630F
Darker −40%#443C09
More saturated +25%#FFE01A
Less saturated −25%#C7B752

Channel breakdown

R228
G204
B53
Red228 (89.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue53 (20.8%)
Hue51.77°
Saturation (HSL)76.42%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G CC · B 35

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