Colour
#E5E349
- #E5E349
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E5E349 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 227, 73 and HSL 59°, 75%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E5E349#E5E349
HEX#E5E349
RGBrgb(229, 227, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8902, 0.2863
RGB percentages89.8%, 89%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(59.2, 75%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(59.2, 68.1%, 89.8%)
CMYK0%, 0.9%, 68.1%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,065,929
CSS custom property--colour: #E5E349;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.72077WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness215.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.42:1
Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.42:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D8D8D8
Inverted#1A1CB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.36:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.42:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#494BE5
Analogous#E59549, #99E549
Triadic#49E5E3, #E349E5
Split complementary#4999E5, #9549E5
Tetradic#49E595, #494BE5, #E54999
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G227
B73
Red229 (89.8%)
Green227 (89%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue59.23°
Saturation (HSL)75%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E5 · G E3 · B 49
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