Recognised as Colour
#E5D145
- #E5D145
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E5D145 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 209, 69 and HSL 53°, 75%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E5D145#E5D145
HEX#E5D145
RGBrgb(229, 209, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8196, 0.2706
RGB percentages89.8%, 82%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(52.5, 75.5%, 58.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.5, 69.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 69.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,061,317
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D145;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62689WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.54:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.54:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#1A2EBA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.54:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4559E5
Analogous#E58145, #A9E545
Triadic#45E5D1, #D145E5
Split complementary#45A9E5, #8145E5
Tetradic#45E581, #4559E5, #E545A9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G209
B69
Red229 (89.8%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue52.5°
Saturation (HSL)75.47%
Lightness58.43%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G D1 · B 45
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