Colour
#E5CD39
- #E5CD39
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E5CD39 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 205, 57 and HSL 52°, 77%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E5CD39#E5CD39
HEX#E5CD39
RGBrgb(229, 205, 57)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8039, 0.2235
RGB percentages89.8%, 80.4%, 22.4%
HSLhsl(51.6, 76.8%, 56.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 75.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 75.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,281
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CD39;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60616WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.12:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.12:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1A32C6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.12:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3951E5
Analogous#E57739, #A7E539
Triadic#39E5CD, #CD39E5
Split complementary#39A7E5, #7739E5
Tetradic#39E577, #3951E5, #E539A7
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G205
B57
Red229 (89.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue57 (22.4%)
Hue51.63°
Saturation (HSL)76.79%
Lightness56.08%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G CD · B 39
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