Colour

#E5C210

#E5C210
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E5C210 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 194, 16 and HSL 50°, 87%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E5C210#E5C210

HEX#E5C210

RGBrgb(229, 194, 16)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7608, 0.0627

RGB percentages89.8%, 76.1%, 6.3%

HSLhsl(50.1, 86.9%, 48%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.1, 93%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 15.3%, 93%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,057,424

CSS custom property--colour: #E5C210;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.55279WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness194.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.06:1

Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#1A3DEF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#D8BE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E1C925no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original

Tritanopia#F8B1A5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 67.8 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.06:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 17 Orange · ΔE 26.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.4 Yellow · ΔE 30.7 Khaki · ΔE 36.3

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.31, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1033E5

Analogous#E55710, #9EE510

Triadic#10E5C2, #C210E5

Split complementary#109DE5, #5810E5

Tetradic#10E558, #1033E5, #E5109D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBF2C6

Lighter +30%#F8E896

Lighter +20%#F4DD67

Lighter +10%#F1D237

Darker −10%#B59A0D

Darker −20%#867109

Darker −30%#564906

Darker −40%#262003

More saturated +25%#F5CD00

Less saturated −25%#C6AD2F

Channel breakdown

R229

G194

B16

Red229 (89.8%)

Green194 (76.1%)

Blue16 (6.3%)

Hue50.14°

Saturation (HSL)86.94%

Lightness48.04%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G C2 · B 10

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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