Colour
#E9BF34
- #E9BF34
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E9BF34 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 191, 52 and HSL 46°, 80%, 56%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E9BF34#E9BF34
HEX#E9BF34
RGBrgb(233, 191, 52)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.749, 0.2039
RGB percentages91.4%, 74.9%, 20.4%
HSLhsl(46.1, 80.4%, 55.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.1, 77.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 18%, 77.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,318,836
CSS custom property--colour: #E9BF34;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.54833WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness194.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.97:1
Contrast with white1.75:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.97:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#BEBEBE
Inverted#1640CB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.75:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.97:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#345EE9
Analogous#E96434, #B9E934
Triadic#34E9BF, #BF34E9
Split complementary#34B9E9, #6534E9
Tetradic#34E965, #345EE9, #E934B9
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G191
B52
Red233 (91.4%)
Green191 (74.9%)
Blue52 (20.4%)
Hue46.08°
Saturation (HSL)80.44%
Lightness55.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G BF · B 34
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