Colour
#E5CD52
- #E5CD52
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E5CD52 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 205, 82 and HSL 50°, 74%, 61%. 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
#E5CD52#E5CD52
HEX#E5CD52
RGBrgb(229, 205, 82)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8039, 0.3216
RGB percentages89.8%, 80.4%, 32.2%
HSLhsl(50.2, 73.9%, 61%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 64.2%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 10.5%, 64.2%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,060,306
CSS custom property--colour: #E5CD52;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6093WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.19:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.19:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1A32AD
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.19:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#526AE5
Analogous#E58452, #B3E552
Triadic#52E5CD, #CD52E5
Split complementary#52B4E5, #8352E5
Tetradic#52E584, #526AE5, #E552B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G205
B82
Red229 (89.8%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue82 (32.2%)
Hue50.2°
Saturation (HSL)73.87%
Lightness60.98%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G CD · B 52
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