Recognised as Colour
#E5BF16
- #E5BF16
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E5BF16 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 191, 22 and HSL 49°, 82%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E5BF16#E5BF16
HEX#E5BF16
RGBrgb(229, 191, 22)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.749, 0.0863
RGB percentages89.8%, 74.9%, 8.6%
HSLhsl(49, 82.5%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49, 90.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 16.6%, 90.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,056,662
CSS custom property--colour: #E5BF16;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.53978WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness192.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.8:1
Contrast with white1.78:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.8:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BBBBBB
Inverted#1A40E9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.78:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.8:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#163CE5
Analogous#E55816, #A3E516
Triadic#16E5BF, #BF16E5
Split complementary#16A4E5, #5716E5
Tetradic#16E558, #163CE5, #E516A4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G191
B22
Red229 (89.8%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue22 (8.6%)
Hue48.99°
Saturation (HSL)82.47%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G BF · B 16
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