Colour
#E5C53E
- #E5C53E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E5C53E is a yellow with RGB values 229, 197, 62 and HSL 49°, 76%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E5C53E#E5C53E
HEX#E5C53E
RGBrgb(229, 197, 62)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7725, 0.2431
RGB percentages89.8%, 77.3%, 24.3%
HSLhsl(48.5, 76.3%, 57.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.5, 72.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 14%, 72.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,058,238
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C53E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.56938WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.39:1
Contrast with white1.7:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.39:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#1A3AC1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.7:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.39:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3E5EE5
Analogous#E5723E, #B2E53E
Triadic#3EE5C5, #C53EE5
Split complementary#3EB1E5, #723EE5
Tetradic#3EE572, #3E5EE5, #E53EB1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G197
B62
Red229 (89.8%)
Green197 (77.3%)
Blue62 (24.3%)
Hue48.5°
Saturation (HSL)76.26%
Lightness57.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G C5 · B 3E
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