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Recognised as Colour

#E5CC34

  • #E5CC34
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#E5CC34 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 204, 52 and HSL 52°, 77%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E5CC34#E5CC34
HEX#E5CC34
RGBrgb(229, 204, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8, 0.2039
RGB percentages89.8%, 80%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(51.5, 77.3%, 55.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 77.3%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.9%, 77.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,020
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CC34;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60092WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.02:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6
Inverted#1A33CB

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E0C60Dno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.8 from the original
Deuteranopia#E7CF3Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.9 from the original
Tritanopia#F7BCB0no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.02:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.7Goldenrod · ΔE 19.1Khaki · ΔE 29.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.8Yellow · ΔE 30.4Orange · ΔE 31.8
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.72, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#344DE5
Analogous#E57434, #A5E534
Triadic#34E5CC, #CC34E5
Split complementary#34A5E5, #7434E5
Tetradic#34E574, #344DE5, #E534A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF9E9
Lighter +30%#F6EEBC
Lighter +20%#F1E38E
Lighter +10%#EBD761
Darker −10%#CCB31A
Darker −20%#9F8B14
Darker −30%#71630F
Darker −40%#443C09
More saturated +25%#FFDF1A
Less saturated −25%#C8B751

Channel breakdown

R229
G204
B52
Red229 (89.8%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue51.53°
Saturation (HSL)77.29%
Lightness55.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G CC · B 34

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