Colour
#E4E451
- #E4E451
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#E4E451 is a yellow with RGB values 228, 228, 81 and HSL 60°, 73%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#E4E451#E4E451
HEX#E4E451
RGBrgb(228, 228, 81)
RGB (0–1)0.8941, 0.8941, 0.3176
RGB percentages89.4%, 89.4%, 31.8%
HSLhsl(60, 73.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60, 64.5%, 89.4%)
CMYK0%, 0%, 64.5%, 10.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,000,657
CSS custom property--colour: #E4E451;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72575WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness216.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.51:1
Contrast with white1.35:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#1B1BAE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.35:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.51:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5151E4
Analogous#E49B51, #9BE451
Triadic#51E4E4, #E451E4
Split complementary#519BE4, #9B51E4
Tetradic#51E49B, #5151E4, #E4519B
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R228
G228
B81
Red228 (89.4%)
Green228 (89.4%)
Blue81 (31.8%)
Hue60°
Saturation (HSL)73.13%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed and Green
Hex per channelR E4 · G E4 · B 51
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