Colour
#E5B105
- #E5B105
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E5B105 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 177, 5 and HSL 46°, 96%, 46%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E5B105#E5B105
HEX#E5B105
RGBrgb(229, 177, 5)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.6941, 0.0196
RGB percentages89.8%, 69.4%, 2%
HSLhsl(46.1, 95.7%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.1, 97.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 22.7%, 97.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,053,061
CSS custom property--colour: #E5B105;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.48113WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness184.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.62:1
Contrast with white1.98:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.62:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B0B0B0
Inverted#1A4EFA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.98:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.62:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0539E5
Analogous#E54105, #A9E505
Triadic#05E5B1, #B105E5
Split complementary#05A9E5, #4105E5
Tetradic#05E541, #0539E5, #E505A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G177
B5
Red229 (89.8%)
Green177 (69.4%)
Blue5 (2%)
Hue46.07°
Saturation (HSL)95.73%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G B1 · B 05
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