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Recognised as Colour

#E5C83D

  • #E5C83D
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E5C83D is a yellow with RGB values 229, 200, 61 and HSL 50°, 76%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E5C83D#E5C83D
HEX#E5C83D
RGBrgb(229, 200, 61)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7843, 0.2392
RGB percentages89.8%, 78.4%, 23.9%
HSLhsl(49.6, 76.4%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.6, 73.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 12.7%, 73.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,005
CSS custom property--colour: #E5C83D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58303WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#1A37C2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DCC325no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E4CD46no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original
Tritanopia#F7B9ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 59.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 16.1Gold · ΔE 19.2Khaki · ΔE 26.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 26.5Orange · ΔE 30.3Dark khaki · ΔE 31
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 16.14, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3D5AE5
Analogous#E5743D, #AEE53D
Triadic#3DE5C8, #C83DE5
Split complementary#3DAEE5, #743DE5
Tetradic#3DE574, #3D5AE5, #E53DAE

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFBF1
Lighter +30%#F7EEC4
Lighter +20%#F1E197
Lighter +10%#EBD56A
Darker −10%#D3B31C
Darker −20%#A68D16
Darker −30%#796710
Darker −40%#4C400A
More saturated +25%#FFD923
Less saturated −25%#CAB659

Channel breakdown

R229
G200
B61
Red229 (89.8%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue61 (23.9%)
Hue49.64°
Saturation (HSL)76.36%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G C8 · B 3D

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