Recognised as Colour
#E4CC4A
- #E4CC4A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E4CC4A is a yellow with RGB values 228, 204, 74 and HSL 51°, 74%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E4CC4A#E4CC4A
HEX#E4CC4A
RGBrgb(228, 204, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8, 0.2902
RGB percentages89.4%, 80%, 29%
HSLhsl(50.6, 74%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 67.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 67.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,506
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CC4A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60174WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.03:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1B33B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.03:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A62E4
Analogous#E47F4A, #AFE44A
Triadic#4AE4CC, #CC4AE4
Split complementary#4AAFE4, #7F4AE4
Tetradic#4AE47F, #4A62E4, #E44AAF
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G204
B74
Red228 (89.4%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue50.65°
Saturation (HSL)74.04%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G CC · B 4A
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