Recognised as Colour
#E6C62F
- #E6C62F
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E6C62F is a yellow with RGB values 230, 198, 47 and HSL 50°, 79%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E6C62F#E6C62F
HEX#E6C62F
RGBrgb(230, 198, 47)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7765, 0.1843
RGB percentages90.2%, 77.6%, 18.4%
HSLhsl(49.5, 78.5%, 54.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.5, 79.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 13.9%, 79.6%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,124,015
CSS custom property--colour: #E6C62F;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.57416WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness197.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.48:1
Contrast with white1.68:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#1939D0
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.68:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2F4FE6
Analogous#E66B2F, #AAE62F
Triadic#2FE6C6, #C62FE6
Split complementary#2FAAE6, #6B2FE6
Tetradic#2FE66B, #2F4FE6, #E62FAA
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G198
B47
Red230 (90.2%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue47 (18.4%)
Hue49.51°
Saturation (HSL)78.54%
Lightness54.31%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G C6 · B 2F
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