Recognised as Colour
#E6AD00
- #E6AD00
- Yellow
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E6AD00 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 173, 0 and HSL 45°, 100%, 45%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E6AD00#E6AD00
HEX#E6AD00
RGBrgb(230, 173, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.6784, 0
RGB percentages90.2%, 67.8%, 0%
HSLhsl(45.1, 100%, 45.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45.1, 100%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 24.8%, 100%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,117,568
CSS custom property--colour: #E6AD00;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.4671WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness182.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.34:1
Contrast with white2.03:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.34:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#ADADAD
Inverted#1952FF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text2.03:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.34:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0039E6
Analogous#E63A00, #ACE600
Triadic#00E6AD, #AD00E6
Split complementary#00ACE6, #3A00E6
Tetradic#00E63A, #0039E6, #E600AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G173
B0
Red230 (90.2%)
Green173 (67.8%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue45.13°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness45.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G AD · B 00
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