Colour

#E6E64D

#E6E64D
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E6E64D is a yellow with RGB values 230, 230, 77 and HSL 60°, 75%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 15.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E6E64D#E6E64D

HEX#E6E64D

RGBrgb(230, 230, 77)

RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.902, 0.302

RGB percentages90.2%, 90.2%, 30.2%

HSLhsl(60, 75.4%, 60.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(60, 66.5%, 90.2%)

CMYK0%, 0%, 66.5%, 9.8%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,132,237

CSS custom property--colour: #E6E64D;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.73952WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness218 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 15.79:1

Contrast with white1.33:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black15.79:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#DBDBDB

Inverted#1919B2

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#F8DD36no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 13.2 from the original

Deuteranopia#FAE258no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 11.2 from the original

Tritanopia#F6D8C7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 64.2 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.33:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text15.79:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 22.7 Yellow green · ΔE 24 Yellow · ΔE 25.1 Khaki · ΔE 27.6 Goldenrod · ΔE 32.1 Green yellow · ΔE 36.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 22.74, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4D4DE6

Analogous#E69A4D, #9AE64D

Triadic#4DE6E6, #E64DE6

Split complementary#4D9AE6, #9A4DE6

Tetradic#4DE69A, #4D4DE6, #E64D9A

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F9D3

Lighter +20%#F3F3A6

Lighter +10%#ECEC7A

Darker −10%#E0E020

Darker −20%#B4B419

Darker −30%#878713

Darker −40%#5A5A0D

More saturated +25%#FFFF34

Less saturated −25%#CDCD66

Channel breakdown

R230

G230

B77

Red230 (90.2%)

Green230 (90.2%)

Blue77 (30.2%)

Hue60°

Saturation (HSL)75.37%

Lightness60.2%

Dominant channelRed and Green

Hex per channelR E6 · G E6 · B 4D

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Colour values

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Channel breakdown

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