Colour

#E5CF59

#E5CF59
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E5CF59 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 207, 89 and HSL 51°, 73%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.

Colour values

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HEX#E5CF59

RGBrgb(229, 207, 89)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8118, 0.349

RGB percentages89.8%, 81.2%, 34.9%

HSLhsl(50.6, 72.9%, 62.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 61.1%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.6%, 61.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,060,825

CSS custom property--colour: #E5CF59;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62005WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#1A30A6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1CA4Cno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7D25Fno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F6C1B6no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.6 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 16.9 Goldenrod · ΔE 21 Dark khaki · ΔE 22.8 Gold · ΔE 27.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.7 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 30.1

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 16.89, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#596FE5

Analogous#E58959, #B5E559

Triadic#59E5CF, #CF59E5

Split complementary#59B5E5, #8959E5

Tetradic#59E589, #596FE5, #E559B5

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FAF5DD

Lighter +20%#F3E9B1

Lighter +10%#ECDC85

Darker −10%#DEC22D

Darker −20%#BBA21D

Darker −30%#8F7C16

Darker −40%#63550F

More saturated +25%#FDDF41

Less saturated −25%#CDBF71

Channel breakdown

R229

G207

B89

Red229 (89.8%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue89 (34.9%)

Hue50.57°

Saturation (HSL)72.92%

Lightness62.35%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G CF · B 59

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