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Recognised as Colour

#E4CD61

  • #E4CD61
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Khaki

#E4CD61 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 205, 97 and HSL 49°, 71%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E4CD61#E4CD61
HEX#E4CD61
RGBrgb(228, 205, 97)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8039, 0.3804
RGB percentages89.4%, 80.4%, 38%
HSLhsl(49.5, 70.8%, 63.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 57.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.1%, 57.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,994,785
CSS custom property--colour: #E4CD61;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.6102WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1B329E

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DFC856no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#E5D066no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.7 from the original
Tritanopia#F4C0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 48.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13.9Dark khaki · ΔE 19.1Goldenrod · ΔE 22.1Pale goldenrod · ΔE 26.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.4Burlywood · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 13.93, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#6178E4
Analogous#E48C61, #B9E461
Triadic#61E4CD, #CD61E4
Split complementary#61BAE4, #8B61E4
Tetradic#61E48B, #6178E4, #E461BA

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF6E4
Lighter +20%#F3E9B8
Lighter +10%#EBDB8D
Darker −10%#DDBF35
Darker −20%#BEA321
Darker −30%#937E19
Darker −40%#675812
More saturated +25%#FBDC4A
Less saturated −25%#CDBE78

Channel breakdown

R228
G205
B97
Red228 (89.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue97 (38%)
Hue49.47°
Saturation (HSL)70.81%
Lightness63.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G CD · B 61

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