Recognised as Colour
#E8CE26
- #E8CE26
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E8CE26 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 206, 38 and HSL 52°, 81%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E8CE26#E8CE26
HEX#E8CE26
RGBrgb(232, 206, 38)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8078, 0.149
RGB percentages91%, 80.8%, 14.9%
HSLhsl(52, 80.8%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52, 83.6%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 83.6%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,257,126
CSS custom property--colour: #E8CE26;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61438WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1731D9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2640E8
Analogous#E86D26, #A1E826
Triadic#26E8CE, #CE26E8
Split complementary#26A1E8, #6D26E8
Tetradic#26E86D, #2640E8, #E826A1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G206
B38
Red232 (91%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue38 (14.9%)
Hue51.96°
Saturation (HSL)80.83%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G CE · B 26
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