Recognised as Colour
#E5D250
- #E5D250
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E5D250 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 210, 80 and HSL 52°, 74%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E5D250#E5D250
HEX#E5D250
RGBrgb(229, 210, 80)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8235, 0.3137
RGB percentages89.8%, 82.4%, 31.4%
HSLhsl(52.3, 74.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 65.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 65.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,061,584
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D250;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.6333WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.67:1
Contrast with white1.54:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.67:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CDCDCD
Inverted#1A2DAF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.54:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.67:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5063E5
Analogous#E58750, #AEE550
Triadic#50E5D2, #D250E5
Split complementary#50AEE5, #8850E5
Tetradic#50E587, #5063E5, #E550AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G210
B80
Red229 (89.8%)
Green210 (82.4%)
Blue80 (31.4%)
Hue52.35°
Saturation (HSL)74.13%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G D2 · B 50
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