Recognised as Colour
#E6D059
- #E6D059
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E6D059 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 208, 89 and HSL 51°, 74%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E6D059#E6D059
HEX#E6D059
RGBrgb(230, 208, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8157, 0.349
RGB percentages90.2%, 81.6%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(50.6, 73.8%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.6, 61.3%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 9.6%, 61.3%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,126,617
CSS custom property--colour: #E6D059;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62656WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#192FA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#596FE6
Analogous#E68A59, #B5E659
Triadic#59E6D0, #D059E6
Split complementary#59B5E6, #8A59E6
Tetradic#59E68A, #596FE6, #E659B5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G208
B89
Red230 (90.2%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue50.64°
Saturation (HSL)73.82%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G D0 · B 59
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