Recognised as Colour

#E5CE3C

#E5CE3C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E5CE3C is a yellow with RGB values 229, 206, 60 and HSL 52°, 76%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E5CE3C#E5CE3C

HEX#E5CE3C

RGBrgb(229, 206, 60)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8078, 0.2353

RGB percentages89.8%, 80.8%, 23.5%

HSLhsl(51.8, 76.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.8, 73.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 10%, 73.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,060,540

CSS custom property--colour: #E5CE3C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61127WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#1A31C3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2C820no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#E8D146no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.7 from the original

Tritanopia#F7BFB2no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 62 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 17.7 Goldenrod · ΔE 19.7 Khaki · ΔE 27.1 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.9 Yellow · ΔE 31.3 Yellow green · ΔE 31.7

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 17.7, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#3C53E5

Analogous#E5793C, #A8E53C

Triadic#3CE5CE, #CE3CE5

Split complementary#3CA7E5, #7A3CE5

Tetradic#3CE57A, #3C53E5, #E53CA7

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FDFBF0

Lighter +30%#F7F0C3

Lighter +20%#F1E596

Lighter +10%#EBD969

Darker −10%#D2B91C

Darker −20%#A59216

Darker −30%#786A10

Darker −40%#4B420A

More saturated +25%#FFE122

Less saturated −25%#C9BA58

Channel breakdown

R229

G206

B60

Red229 (89.8%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue60 (23.5%)

Hue51.83°

Saturation (HSL)76.47%

Lightness56.67%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G CE · B 3C

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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