Colour
#E4D43E
- #E4D43E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E4D43E is a yellow with RGB values 228, 212, 62 and HSL 54°, 75%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E4D43E#E4D43E
HEX#E4D43E
RGBrgb(228, 212, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8314, 0.2431
RGB percentages89.4%, 83.1%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(54.2, 75.5%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(54.2, 72.8%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 7%, 72.8%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,996,542
CSS custom property--colour: #E4D43E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63929WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.79:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1B2BC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.79:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E4EE4
Analogous#E4813E, #A1E43E
Triadic#3EE4D4, #D43EE4
Split complementary#3EA1E4, #813EE4
Tetradic#3EE481, #3E4EE4, #E43EA1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G212
B62
Red228 (89.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue54.22°
Saturation (HSL)75.45%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E4 · G D4 · B 3E
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