Colour

#E5E34F

#E5E34F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E5E34F is a yellow with RGB values 229, 227, 79 and HSL 59°, 74%, 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

#E5E34F#E5E34F

HEX#E5E34F

RGBrgb(229, 227, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.8902, 0.3098

RGB percentages89.8%, 89%, 31%

HSLhsl(59.2, 74.3%, 60.4%)

HSV / HSBhsv(59.2, 65.5%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 0.9%, 65.5%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,065,935

CSS custom property--colour: #E5E34F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.72161WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness216 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.43:1

Contrast with white1.36:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.43:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9

Inverted#1A1CB0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F5DA3Ano red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 12.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F7DF59no 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 62.8 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 text15.43:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 23.1 Yellow green · ΔE 24.3 Khaki · ΔE 25.7 Yellow · ΔE 27.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 30.6 Dark khaki · ΔE 34.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 23.11, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F51E5

Analogous#E5984F, #9CE54F

Triadic#4FE5E3, #E34FE5

Split complementary#4F9CE5, #984FE5

Tetradic#4FE598, #4F51E5, #E54F9C

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F8D4

Lighter +20%#F2F1A8

Lighter +10%#ECEA7B

Darker −10%#DEDC23

Darker −20%#B3B11B

Darker −30%#878614

Darker −40%#5B5A0D

More saturated +25%#FEFC36

Less saturated −25%#CCCA68

Channel breakdown

R229

G227

B79

Red229 (89.8%)

Green227 (89%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue59.2°

Saturation (HSL)74.26%

Lightness60.39%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E5 · G E3 · B 4F

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