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Recognised as Colour

#E5BE48

  • #E5BE48
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E5BE48 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 190, 72 and HSL 45°, 75%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E5BE48#E5BE48
HEX#E5BE48
RGBrgb(229, 190, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7451, 0.2824
RGB percentages89.8%, 74.5%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(45.1, 75.1%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.1, 68.6%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 17%, 68.6%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,056,456
CSS custom property--colour: #E5BE48;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.53953WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.79:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#1A41B7

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D3BC39no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Deuteranopia#DCC74Eno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 8.3 from the original
Tritanopia#F7AFA6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.7 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 12.1Dark goldenrod · ΔE 20.9Khaki · ΔE 23.6Dark khaki · ΔE 25.8Gold · ΔE 26.5Sandy brown · ΔE 26.8
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 12.12, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#486FE5
Analogous#E56F48, #BEE548
Triadic#48E5BE, #BE48E5
Split complementary#48BEE5, #6F48E5
Tetradic#48E56F, #486FE5, #E548BE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFDFB
Lighter +30%#F8EECE
Lighter +20%#F2DEA1
Lighter +10%#EBCE75
Darker −10%#DBAC1F
Darker −20%#AE8919
Darker −30%#826612
Darker −40%#55430C
More saturated +25%#FFCB2E
Less saturated −25%#CBB162

Channel breakdown

R229
G190
B72
Red229 (89.8%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue45.1°
Saturation (HSL)75.12%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G BE · B 48

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