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Recognised as Colour

#E6CE2C

  • #E6CE2C
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Gold

#E6CE2C is a yellow with RGB values 230, 206, 44 and HSL 52°, 79%, 54%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E6CE2C#E6CE2C
HEX#E6CE2C
RGBrgb(230, 206, 44)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8078, 0.1725
RGB percentages90.2%, 80.8%, 17.3%
HSLhsl(52.3, 78.8%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.3, 80.9%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 80.9%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,126,060
CSS custom property--colour: #E6CE2C;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61147WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.23:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.23:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1931D3

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#E3C800no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Deuteranopia#E9D139no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3 from the original
Tritanopia#F8BEB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 66.6 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.23:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 13.3Goldenrod · ΔE 20.9Yellow · ΔE 27.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.7Khaki · ΔE 31.9Orange · ΔE 32.3
Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 13.31, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2C44E6
Analogous#E6712C, #A1E62C
Triadic#2CE6CE, #CE2CE6
Split complementary#2CA1E6, #712CE6
Tetradic#2CE671, #2C44E6, #E62CA1

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF8E2
Lighter +30%#F6EEB5
Lighter +20%#F1E387
Lighter +10%#EBD95A
Darker −10%#C7B118
Darker −20%#9A8812
Darker −30%#6C600D
Darker −40%#3F3707
More saturated +25%#FFE113
Less saturated −25%#C9B84A

Channel breakdown

R230
G206
B44
Red230 (90.2%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue44 (17.3%)
Hue52.26°
Saturation (HSL)78.81%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G CE · B 2C

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