Recognised as Colour
#E5EB4A
- #E5EB4A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Yellow
#E5EB4A is a yellow with RGB values 229, 235, 74 and HSL 62°, 80%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.
Colour values
#E5EB4A#E5EB4A
HEX#E5EB4A
RGBrgb(229, 235, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.898, 0.9216, 0.2902
RGB percentages89.8%, 92.2%, 29%
HSLhsl(62.2, 80.1%, 60.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(62.2, 68.5%, 92.2%)
CMYK2.6%, 0%, 68.5%, 7.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,067,978
CSS custom property--colour: #E5EB4A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.76569WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness220.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.31:1
Contrast with white1.29:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.31:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#1A14B5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.29:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.31:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#504AEB
Analogous#EBA04A, #95EB4A
Triadic#4AE5EB, #EB4AE5
Split complementary#4A94EB, #A14AEB
Tetradic#4AEBA1, #504AEB, #EB4A94
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R229
G235
B74
Red229 (89.8%)
Green235 (92.2%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue62.24°
Saturation (HSL)80.1%
Lightness60.59%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E5 · G EB · B 4A
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