Recognised as Colour
#E8DC2E
- #E8DC2E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E8DC2E is a yellow with RGB values 232, 220, 46 and HSL 56°, 80%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E8DC2E#E8DC2E
HEX#E8DC2E
RGBrgb(232, 220, 46)
RGB (0–1)0.9098, 0.8627, 0.1804
RGB percentages91%, 86.3%, 18%
HSLhsl(56.1, 80.2%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.1, 80.2%, 91%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 80.2%, 9%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,260,718
CSS custom property--colour: #E8DC2E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.68539WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.71:1
Contrast with white1.43:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.71:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D2D2D2
Inverted#1723D1
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.43:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.71:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2E3AE8
Analogous#E87F2E, #97E82E
Triadic#2EE8DC, #DC2EE8
Split complementary#2E97E8, #7F2EE8
Tetradic#2EE87F, #2E3AE8, #E82E97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R232
G220
B46
Red232 (91%)
Green220 (86.3%)
Blue46 (18%)
Hue56.13°
Saturation (HSL)80.17%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E8 · G DC · B 2E
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