Recognised as Colour
#E5CB27
- #E5CB27
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E5CB27 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 203, 39 and HSL 52°, 79%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E5CB27#E5CB27
HEX#E5CB27
RGBrgb(229, 203, 39)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.7961, 0.1529
RGB percentages89.8%, 79.6%, 15.3%
HSLhsl(51.8, 78.5%, 52.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 83%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 11.4%, 83%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,059,751
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CB27;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59516WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.9:1
Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.9:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1A34D8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.9:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2741E5
Analogous#E56C27, #A0E527
Triadic#27E5CB, #CB27E5
Split complementary#27A0E5, #6C27E5
Tetradic#27E56C, #2741E5, #E527A0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G203
B39
Red229 (89.8%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue39 (15.3%)
Hue51.79°
Saturation (HSL)78.51%
Lightness52.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G CB · B 27
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