Colour
#E5D14C
- #E5D14C
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E5D14C is a yellow with RGB values 229, 209, 76 and HSL 52°, 75%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E5D14C#E5D14C
HEX#E5D14C
RGBrgb(229, 209, 76)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8196, 0.298
RGB percentages89.8%, 82%, 29.8%
HSLhsl(52.2, 74.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 66.8%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 66.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,061,324
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D14C;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62781WCAG 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 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#1A2EB3
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 text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4C60E5
Analogous#E5844C, #ADE54C
Triadic#4CE5D1, #D14CE5
Split complementary#4CADE5, #844CE5
Tetradic#4CE584, #4C60E5, #E54CAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G209
B76
Red229 (89.8%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue76 (29.8%)
Hue52.16°
Saturation (HSL)74.63%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G D1 · B 4C
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