Recognised as Colour

#E4CE5E

#E4CE5E
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E4CE5E is a yellow with RGB values 228, 206, 94 and HSL 50°, 71%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

#E4CE5E#E4CE5E

HEX#E4CE5E

RGBrgb(228, 206, 94)

RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8078, 0.3686

RGB percentages89.4%, 80.8%, 36.9%

HSLhsl(50.1, 71.3%, 63.1%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 58.8%, 89.4%)

CMYK0%, 9.6%, 58.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer14,995,038

CSS custom property--colour: #E4CE5E;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61445WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1

Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#1B31A1

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C952no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.7 from the original

Deuteranopia#E6D163no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F4C0B5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 50.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 14.9 Dark khaki · ΔE 20.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 27.7 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.6 Gold · ΔE 30.4

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 14.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#5E74E4

Analogous#E48B5E, #B7E45E

Triadic#5EE4CE, #CE5EE4

Split complementary#5EB7E4, #8B5EE4

Tetradic#5EE48B, #5E74E4, #E45EB7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF6E1

Lighter +20%#F3E9B5

Lighter +10%#EBDB8A

Darker −10%#DDC132

Darker −20%#BCA320

Darker −30%#917D18

Darker −40%#655711

More saturated +25%#FCDE46

Less saturated −25%#CDBE76

Channel breakdown

R228

G206

B94

Red228 (89.4%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue94 (36.9%)

Hue50.15°

Saturation (HSL)71.28%

Lightness63.14%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E4 · G CE · B 5E

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