Recognised as Colour
#E5D94E
- #E5D94E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E5D94E is a yellow with RGB values 229, 217, 78 and HSL 55°, 74%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E5D94E#E5D94E
HEX#E5D94E
RGBrgb(229, 217, 78)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.851, 0.3059
RGB percentages89.8%, 85.1%, 30.6%
HSLhsl(55.2, 74.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(55.2, 65.9%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 65.9%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,063,374
CSS custom property--colour: #E5D94E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66834WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.37:1
Contrast with white1.46:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.37:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1A26B1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.46:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.37:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E5AE5
Analogous#E58E4E, #A5E54E
Triadic#4EE5D9, #D94EE5
Split complementary#4EA5E5, #8E4EE5
Tetradic#4EE58E, #4E5AE5, #E54EA5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G217
B78
Red229 (89.8%)
Green217 (85.1%)
Blue78 (30.6%)
Hue55.23°
Saturation (HSL)74.38%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G D9 · B 4E
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