Colour

#E5E34C

#E5E34C
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E5E34C is a yellow with RGB values 229, 227, 76 and HSL 59°, 75%, 60%. 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

#E5E34C#E5E34C

HEX#E5E34C

RGBrgb(229, 227, 76)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8902, 0.298

RGB percentages89.8%, 89%, 29.8%

HSLhsl(59.2, 74.6%, 59.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.2, 66.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 66.8%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,065,932

CSS custom property--colour: #E5E34C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72118WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness215.8 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#D9D9D9

Inverted#1A1CB3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5DA35no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.5 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7DF56no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 10.4 from the original

Tritanopia#F5D5C5no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.9 from the original

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

Gold · ΔE 22.4 Yellow green · ΔE 24.3 Yellow · ΔE 26 Khaki · ΔE 26.8 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.7 Dark khaki · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 22.38, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#4C4EE5

Analogous#E5964C, #9BE54C

Triadic#4CE5E3, #E34CE5

Split complementary#4C9AE5, #974CE5

Tetradic#4CE596, #4C4EE5, #E54C9A

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FFFFFE

Lighter +30%#F8F8D2

Lighter +20%#F2F1A5

Lighter +10%#EBEA79

Darker −10%#DEDB20

Darker −20%#B1AF1A

Darker −30%#858313

Darker −40%#58570D

More saturated +25%#FFFC32

Less saturated −25%#CBCA66

Channel breakdown

R229

G227

B76

Red229 (89.8%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue76 (29.8%)

Hue59.22°

Saturation (HSL)74.63%

Lightness59.8%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G E3 · B 4C

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