Colour
#E8CC38
- #E8CC38
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E8CC38 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 204, 56 and HSL 50°, 79%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E8CC38#E8CC38
HEX#E8CC38
RGBrgb(232, 204, 56)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8, 0.2196
RGB percentages91%, 80%, 22%
HSLhsl(50.5, 79.3%, 56.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 75.9%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 75.9%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,256,632
CSS custom property--colour: #E8CC38;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60627WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.13:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1733C7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3854E8
Analogous#E87438, #ACE838
Triadic#38E8CC, #CC38E8
Split complementary#38ACE8, #7438E8
Tetradic#38E874, #3854E8, #E838AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G204
B56
Red232 (91%)
Green204 (80%)
Blue56 (22%)
Hue50.45°
Saturation (HSL)79.28%
Lightness56.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G CC · B 38
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