Recognised as Colour
#E4D158
- #E4D158
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E4D158 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 209, 88 and HSL 52°, 72%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E4D158#E4D158
HEX#E4D158
RGBrgb(228, 209, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8196, 0.3451
RGB percentages89.4%, 82%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(51.9, 72.2%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 61.4%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 61.4%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,995,800
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D158;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62799WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#1B2EA7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#586BE4
Analogous#E48B58, #B1E458
Triadic#58E4D1, #D158E4
Split complementary#58B1E4, #8B58E4
Tetradic#58E48B, #586BE4, #E458B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G209
B88
Red228 (89.4%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue51.86°
Saturation (HSL)72.16%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G D1 · B 58
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