Colour

#E5E54D

#E5E54D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E5E54D is a yellow with RGB values 229, 229, 77 and HSL 60°, 75%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E5E54D#E5E54D

HEX#E5E54D

RGBrgb(229, 229, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.898, 0.302

RGB percentages89.8%, 89.8%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(60, 74.5%, 60%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 66.4%, 89.8%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 66.4%, 10.2%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,066,445

CSS custom property--colour: #E5E54D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73232WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness217.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.65:1

Contrast with white1.34:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.65:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DADADA

Inverted#1A1AB2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F7DC36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#F9E157no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F5D7C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.4 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.34:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.65:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 22.9 Yellow green · ΔE 23.8 Yellow · ΔE 25.6 Khaki · ΔE 27.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 31.8 Dark khaki · ΔE 36

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 22.92, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D4DE5

Analogous#E5994D, #99E54D

Triadic#4DE5E5, #E54DE5

Split complementary#4D99E5, #994DE5

Tetradic#4DE599, #4D4DE5, #E54D99

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F9D3

Lighter +20%#F2F2A6

Lighter +10%#ECEC79

Darker −10%#DFDF20

Darker −20%#B2B21A

Darker −30%#868613

Darker −40%#59590D

More saturated +25%#FFFF33

Less saturated −25%#CCCC66

Channel breakdown

R229

G229

B77

Red229 (89.8%)

Green229 (89.8%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)74.51%

Lightness60%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR E5 · G E5 · B 4D

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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Channel breakdown

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