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Recognised as Colour

#E4CD38

  • #E4CD38
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#E4CD38 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 205, 56 and HSL 52°, 76%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E4CD38#E4CD38
HEX#E4CD38
RGBrgb(228, 205, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8039, 0.2196
RGB percentages89.4%, 80.4%, 22%
HSLhsl(52, 76.1%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 75.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 75.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,744
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CD38;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60442WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.09:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1B32C7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E1C718no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7D043no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F6BEB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.09:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 16.9Goldenrod · ΔE 19.6Khaki · ΔE 28.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30Yellow · ΔE 30.7Yellow green · ΔE 31.7
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 16.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#384FE4
Analogous#E47738, #A5E438
Triadic#38E4CD, #CD38E4
Split complementary#38A5E4, #7738E4
Tetradic#38E477, #384FE4, #E438A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCFAEC
Lighter +30%#F6EFBF
Lighter +20%#F0E492
Lighter +10%#EAD865
Darker −10%#CDB51C
Darker −20%#A08E16
Darker −30%#736610
Darker −40%#463E0A
More saturated +25%#FFE11D
Less saturated −25%#C8B854

Channel breakdown

R228
G205
B56
Red228 (89.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue51.98°
Saturation (HSL)76.11%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G CD · B 38

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