Recognised as Colour
#E5C662
- #E5C662
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E5C662 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 198, 98 and HSL 46°, 72%, 64%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E5C662#E5C662
HEX#E5C662
RGBrgb(229, 198, 98)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7765, 0.3843
RGB percentages89.8%, 77.6%, 38.4%
HSLhsl(45.8, 71.6%, 64.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.8, 57.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 13.5%, 57.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,058,530
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C662;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57928WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.59:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.59:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1A399D
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.67:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.59:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#6281E5
Analogous#E58462, #C3E562
Triadic#62E5C6, #C662E5
Split complementary#62C3E5, #8462E5
Tetradic#62E585, #6281E5, #E562C3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G198
B98
Red229 (89.8%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue98 (38.4%)
Hue45.8°
Saturation (HSL)71.58%
Lightness64.12%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G C6 · B 62
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