Recognised as Colour
#E8D040
- #E8D040
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E8D040 is a yellow with RGB values 232, 208, 64 and HSL 51°, 79%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E8D040#E8D040
HEX#E8D040
RGBrgb(232, 208, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8157, 0.251
RGB percentages91%, 81.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(51.4, 78.5%, 58%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 72.4%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 72.4%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,257,664
CSS custom property--colour: #E8D040;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62638WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.53:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.53:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#172FBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.53:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4058E8
Analogous#E87C40, #ACE840
Triadic#40E8D0, #D040E8
Split complementary#40ACE8, #7C40E8
Tetradic#40E87C, #4058E8, #E840AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G208
B64
Red232 (91%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue51.43°
Saturation (HSL)78.5%
Lightness58.04%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G D0 · B 40
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