Recognised as Colour
#E5DF56
- #E5DF56
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E5DF56 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 223, 86 and HSL 57°, 73%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E5DF56#E5DF56
HEX#E5DF56
RGBrgb(229, 223, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8745, 0.3373
RGB percentages89.8%, 87.5%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(57.5, 73.3%, 61.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(57.5, 62.4%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 2.6%, 62.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,064,918
CSS custom property--colour: #E5DF56;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.70105WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.02:1
Contrast with white1.4:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D6D6D6
Inverted#1A20A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.4:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#565CE5
Analogous#E59856, #A3E556
Triadic#56E5DF, #DF56E5
Split complementary#56A3E5, #9856E5
Tetradic#56E598, #565CE5, #E556A3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G223
B86
Red229 (89.8%)
Green223 (87.5%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue57.48°
Saturation (HSL)73.33%
Lightness61.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G DF · B 56
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