Recognised as Colour

#E5CF64

#E5CF64
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Khaki

#E5CF64 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 207, 100 and HSL 50°, 71%, 65%. 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#E5CF64

RGBrgb(229, 207, 100)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8118, 0.3922

RGB percentages89.8%, 81.2%, 39.2%

HSLhsl(49.8, 71.3%, 64.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(49.8, 56.3%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 9.6%, 56.3%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,060,836

CSS custom property--colour: #E5CF64;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62204WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC

Inverted#1A309B

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E1CA59no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7D269no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 1.5 from the original

Tritanopia#F5C2B7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 47.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Khaki · ΔE 13 Dark khaki · ΔE 18.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 23 Pale goldenrod · ΔE 25.5 Burlywood · ΔE 28.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 29.3

Nearest named CSS colourKhaki (#F0E68C)ΔE 12.98, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#647AE5

Analogous#E58F64, #BBE564

Triadic#64E5CF, #CF64E5

Split complementary#64BAE5, #8F64E5

Tetradic#64E58F, #647AE5, #E564BA

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#FBF8E7

Lighter +20%#F4EABB

Lighter +10%#ECDD90

Darker −10%#DEC138

Darker −20%#C2A721

Darker −30%#978119

Darker −40%#6B5C12

More saturated +25%#FCDE4D

Less saturated −25%#CEC07B

Channel breakdown

R229

G207

B100

Red229 (89.8%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue100 (39.2%)

Hue49.77°

Saturation (HSL)71.27%

Lightness64.51%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G CF · B 64

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