Colour

#E6CE35

#E6CE35
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E6CE35 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 206, 53 and HSL 52°, 78%, 55%. 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

#E6CE35#E6CE35

HEX#E6CE35

RGBrgb(230, 206, 53)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8078, 0.2078

RGB percentages90.2%, 80.8%, 20.8%

HSLhsl(51.9, 78%, 55.5%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 77%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 10.4%, 77%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,126,069

CSS custom property--colour: #E6CE35;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.61223WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness202.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.24:1

Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.24:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#1931CA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2C80Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D140no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.8 from the original

Tritanopia#F8BEB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.1 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 text13.24:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 15.5 Goldenrod · ΔE 20 Khaki · ΔE 29.4 Yellow · ΔE 29.6 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 30.6 Yellow green · ΔE 32.2

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 15.46, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#354DE6

Analogous#E67635, #A6E635

Triadic#35E6CE, #CE35E6

Split complementary#35A5E6, #7635E6

Tetradic#35E676, #354DE6, #E635A5

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FCFAEB

Lighter +30%#F7EFBD

Lighter +20%#F1E490

Lighter +10%#ECD962

Darker −10%#CEB61A

Darker −20%#A18E14

Darker −30%#74660E

Darker −40%#463E09

More saturated +25%#FFE01C

Less saturated −25%#CAB951

Channel breakdown

R230

G206

B53

Red230 (90.2%)

Green206 (80.8%)

Blue53 (20.8%)

Hue51.86°

Saturation (HSL)77.97%

Lightness55.49%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E6 · G CE · B 35

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

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