Colour
#E5E858
- #E5E858
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow green
#E5E858 is a yellow with RGB values 229, 232, 88 and HSL 61°, 76%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow green.
Colour values
#E5E858#E5E858
HEX#E5E858
RGBrgb(229, 232, 88)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.9098, 0.3451
RGB percentages89.8%, 91%, 34.5%
HSLhsl(61.2, 75.8%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61.2, 62.1%, 91%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 62.1%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,067,224
CSS custom property--colour: #E5E858;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.75076WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness219.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.02:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.02:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DDDDDD
Inverted#1A17A7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.02:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5B58E8
Analogous#E8A358, #9DE858
Triadic#58E5E8, #E858E5
Split complementary#589DE8, #A358E8
Tetradic#58E8A3, #5B58E8, #E8589D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G232
B88
Red229 (89.8%)
Green232 (91%)
Blue88 (34.5%)
Hue61.25°
Saturation (HSL)75.79%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E5 · G E8 · B 58
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