Recognised as Colour
#E5C808
- #E5C808
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E5C808 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 200, 8 and HSL 52°, 93%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E5C808#E5C808
HEX#E5C808
RGBrgb(229, 200, 8)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7843, 0.0314
RGB percentages89.8%, 78.4%, 3.1%
HSLhsl(52.1, 93.2%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 96.5%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 96.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,058,952
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C808;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57984WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.6:1
Contrast with white1.67:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.6:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#1A37F7
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 text12.6:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0825E5
Analogous#E55908, #94E508
Triadic#08E5C8, #C808E5
Split complementary#0893E5, #5A08E5
Tetradic#08E559, #0825E5, #E50893
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G200
B8
Red229 (89.8%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue8 (3.1%)
Hue52.13°
Saturation (HSL)93.25%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G C8 · B 08
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