Recognised as Colour
#E6D35D
- #E6D35D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E6D35D is a yellow with RGB values 230, 211, 93 and HSL 52°, 73%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E6D35D#E6D35D
HEX#E6D35D
RGBrgb(230, 211, 93)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.8275, 0.3647
RGB percentages90.2%, 82.7%, 36.5%
HSLhsl(51.7, 73.3%, 63.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 59.6%, 90.2%)
CMYK0%, 8.3%, 59.6%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,127,389
CSS custom property--colour: #E6D35D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64202WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.84:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.84:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CFCFCF
Inverted#192CA2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.84:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5D70E6
Analogous#E68F5D, #B4E65D
Triadic#5DE6D3, #D35DE6
Split complementary#5DB5E6, #8E5DE6
Tetradic#5DE68F, #5D70E6, #E65DB5
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R230
G211
B93
Red230 (90.2%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue93 (36.5%)
Hue51.68°
Saturation (HSL)73.26%
Lightness63.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E6 · G D3 · B 5D
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