Colour
#E5E64D
- #E5E64D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E5E64D is a yellow with RGB values 229, 230, 77 and HSL 60°, 75%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E5E64D#E5E64D
HEX#E5E64D
RGBrgb(229, 230, 77)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.902, 0.302
RGB percentages89.8%, 90.2%, 30.2%
HSLhsl(60.4, 75.4%, 60.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.4, 66.5%, 90.2%)
CMYK0.4%, 0%, 66.5%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,066,701
CSS custom property--colour: #E5E64D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.73787WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness217.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.76:1
Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black15.76:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB
Inverted#1A19B2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text15.76:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4E4DE6
Analogous#E69A4D, #99E64D
Triadic#4DE5E6, #E64DE5
Split complementary#4D99E6, #9B4DE6
Tetradic#4DE69A, #4E4DE6, #E64D99
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G230
B77
Red229 (89.8%)
Green230 (90.2%)
Blue77 (30.2%)
Hue60.39°
Saturation (HSL)75.37%
Lightness60.2%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E5 · G E6 · B 4D
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