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Recognised as Colour

#E9BE25

  • #E9BE25
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E9BE25 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 190, 37 and HSL 47°, 82%, 53%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E9BE25#E9BE25
HEX#E9BE25
RGBrgb(233, 190, 37)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7451, 0.1451
RGB percentages91.4%, 74.5%, 14.5%
HSLhsl(46.8, 81.7%, 52.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.8, 84.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 18.5%, 84.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,318,565
CSS custom property--colour: #E9BE25;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.54284WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness193.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.86:1
Contrast with white1.77:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BCBCBC
Inverted#1641DA

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#D5BC00no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 9.1 from the original
Deuteranopia#DFC831no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 9.5 from the original
Tritanopia#FDADA3no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 63.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.77:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 11.7Gold · ΔE 15.6Orange · ΔE 22.7Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24Khaki · ΔE 33.6Sandy brown · ΔE 35.1
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 11.71, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#2550E9
Analogous#E95C25, #B2E925
Triadic#25E9BE, #BE25E9
Split complementary#25B2E9, #5C25E9
Tetradic#25E95C, #2550E9, #E925B2

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FCF5DE
Lighter +30%#F7E7B0
Lighter +20%#F2DA82
Lighter +10%#EECC53
Darker −10%#C7A014
Darker −20%#997A0F
Darker −30%#6A550B
Darker −40%#3C3006
More saturated +25%#FFCA0F
Less saturated −25%#CBAD43

Channel breakdown

R233
G190
B37
Red233 (91.4%)
Green190 (74.5%)
Blue37 (14.5%)
Hue46.84°
Saturation (HSL)81.67%
Lightness52.94%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G BE · B 25

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