Colour

#E5CD4A

#E5CD4A
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E5CD4A is a yellow with RGB values 229, 205, 74 and HSL 51°, 75%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E5CD4A

RGBrgb(229, 205, 74)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8039, 0.2902

RGB percentages89.8%, 80.4%, 29%

HSLhsl(50.7, 74.9%, 59.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.7, 67.7%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 10.5%, 67.7%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,060,298

CSS custom property--colour: #E5CD4A;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60815WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.16:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.16:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9

Inverted#1A32B5

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E0C838no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7D051no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2 from the original

Tritanopia#F6BEB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 57.1 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.16:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 18.8 Khaki · ΔE 22.2 Gold · ΔE 22.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 27.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.1 Olive · ΔE 32.4

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 18.79, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4A62E5

Analogous#E57F4A, #B0E54A

Triadic#4AE5CD, #CD4AE5

Split complementary#4AAFE5, #804AE5

Tetradic#4AE57F, #4A62E5, #E54AAF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFEFC

Lighter +30%#F8F2D0

Lighter +20%#F2E6A3

Lighter +10%#EBD977

Darker −10%#DCBF20

Darker −20%#B09819

Darker −30%#837213

Darker −40%#574B0C

More saturated +25%#FFDF30

Less saturated −25%#CBBB64

Channel breakdown

R229

G205

B74

Red229 (89.8%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue74 (29%)

Hue50.71°

Saturation (HSL)74.88%

Lightness59.41%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G CD · B 4A

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