Recognised as Colour
#E6CC09
- #E6CC09
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E6CC09 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 204, 9 and HSL 53°, 92%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E6CC09#E6CC09
HEX#E6CC09
RGBrgb(230, 204, 9)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8, 0.0353
RGB percentages90.2%, 80%, 3.5%
HSLhsl(52.9, 92.5%, 46.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.9, 96.1%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 96.1%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,125,513
CSS custom property--colour: #E6CC09;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60028WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.01:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.01:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3
Inverted#1933F6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.01:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0923E6
Analogous#E65D09, #92E609
Triadic#09E6CC, #CC09E6
Split complementary#0991E6, #5E09E6
Tetradic#09E65D, #0923E6, #E60991
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G204
B9
Red230 (90.2%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue9 (3.5%)
Hue52.94°
Saturation (HSL)92.47%
Lightness46.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G CC · B 09
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