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Recognised as Colour

#E6E915

  • #E6E915
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#E6E915 is a yellow with RGB values 230, 233, 21 and HSL 61°, 83%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#E6E915#E6E915
HEX#E6E915
RGBrgb(230, 233, 21)
RGB (0–1)0.902, 0.9137, 0.0824
RGB percentages90.2%, 91.4%, 8.2%
HSLhsl(60.8, 83.5%, 49.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.8, 91%, 91.4%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 91%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,132,949
CSS custom property--colour: #E6E915;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.75155WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness218.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.03:1
Contrast with white1.31:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.03:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D9D9D9
Inverted#1916EA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FCDE00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FEE333no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 14.5 from the original
Tritanopia#F7DAC7no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 78.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.31:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.03:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 11.4Gold · ΔE 19.4Yellow green · ΔE 28.8Green yellow · ΔE 31.7Goldenrod · ΔE 39.1Khaki · ΔE 42.9
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 11.39, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#1815E9
Analogous#E98215, #7CE915
Triadic#15E6E9, #E915E6
Split complementary#157CE9, #8215E9
Tetradic#15E982, #1815E9, #E9157C

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FAFBCF
Lighter +30%#F5F6A1
Lighter +20%#F0F272
Lighter +10%#ECEE43
Darker −10%#B8BA11
Darker −20%#8A8B0D
Darker −30%#5B5D08
Darker −40%#2D2E04
More saturated +25%#FAFE00
Less saturated −25%#C7C935

Channel breakdown

R230
G233
B21
Red230 (90.2%)
Green233 (91.4%)
Blue21 (8.2%)
Hue60.85°
Saturation (HSL)83.46%
Lightness49.8%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E6 · G E9 · B 15

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