Recognised as Colour
#E8CE28
- #E8CE28
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E8CE28 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 206, 40 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
#E8CE28#E8CE28
HEX#E8CE28
RGBrgb(232, 206, 40)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8078, 0.1569
RGB percentages91%, 80.8%, 15.7%
HSLhsl(51.9, 80.7%, 53.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.9, 82.8%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 82.8%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,257,128
CSS custom property--colour: #E8CE28;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61452WCAG 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#C8C8C8
Inverted#1731D7
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#2842E8
Analogous#E86E28, #A2E828
Triadic#28E8CE, #CE28E8
Split complementary#28A2E8, #6E28E8
Tetradic#28E86E, #2842E8, #E828A2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G206
B40
Red232 (91%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue40 (15.7%)
Hue51.88°
Saturation (HSL)80.67%
Lightness53.33%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G CE · B 28
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