Recognised as Colour
#E6CA03
- #E6CA03
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E6CA03 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 202, 3 and HSL 53°, 97%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E6CA03#E6CA03
HEX#E6CA03
RGBrgb(230, 202, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.7922, 0.0118
RGB percentages90.2%, 79.2%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(52.6, 97.4%, 45.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 98.7%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 12.2%, 98.7%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,124,995
CSS custom property--colour: #E6CA03;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59071WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.81:1
Contrast with white1.64:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C2C2C2
Inverted#1935FC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.64:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#031FE6
Analogous#E65803, #91E603
Triadic#03E6CA, #CA03E6
Split complementary#0391E6, #5803E6
Tetradic#03E658, #031FE6, #E60391
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G202
B3
Red230 (90.2%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue52.6°
Saturation (HSL)97.42%
Lightness45.69%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G CA · B 03
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