Colour

#E5C407

#E5C407
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E5C407 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 196, 7 and HSL 51°, 94%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E5C407#E5C407

HEX#E5C407

RGBrgb(229, 196, 7)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7686, 0.0275

RGB percentages89.8%, 76.9%, 2.7%

HSLhsl(51.1, 94.1%, 46.3%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 96.9%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 14.4%, 96.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,057,927

CSS custom property--colour: #E5C407;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.56153WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness195.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.23:1

Contrast with white1.72:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#BDBDBD

Inverted#1A3BF8

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DABF00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E2CA23no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 5.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F8B3A7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 69.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.72:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 18.7 Orange · ΔE 27.7 Yellow · ΔE 29 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30 Khaki · ΔE 37.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.1, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#0728E5

Analogous#E55507, #97E507

Triadic#07E5C4, #C407E5

Split complementary#0797E5, #5507E5

Tetradic#07E555, #0728E5, #E50797

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDF3BB

Lighter +30%#FBEA8A

Lighter +20%#FAE258

Lighter +10%#F8D927

Darker −10%#B49A05

Darker −20%#826F04

Darker −30%#514502

Darker −40%#1F1B01

More saturated +25%#ECC900

Less saturated −25%#C7AF25

Channel breakdown

R229

G196

Red229 (89.8%)

Green196 (76.9%)

Blue7 (2.7%)

Hue51.08°

Saturation (HSL)94.07%

Lightness46.27%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G C4 · B 07

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