Colour
#E4D240
- #E4D240
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E4D240 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 210, 64 and HSL 53°, 75%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E4D240#E4D240
HEX#E4D240
RGBrgb(228, 210, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8235, 0.251
RGB percentages89.4%, 82.4%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(53.4, 75.2%, 57.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(53.4, 71.9%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 7.9%, 71.9%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,996,032
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D240;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62957WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.59:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#1B2DBF
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 text13.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4052E4
Analogous#E48040, #A4E440
Triadic#40E4D2, #D240E4
Split complementary#40A4E4, #8040E4
Tetradic#40E480, #4052E4, #E440A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G210
B64
Red228 (89.4%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue53.41°
Saturation (HSL)75.23%
Lightness57.25%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G D2 · B 40
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