Colour
#E9C045
- #E9C045
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E9C045 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 192, 69 and HSL 45°, 79%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E9C045#E9C045
HEX#E9C045
RGBrgb(233, 192, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7529, 0.2706
RGB percentages91.4%, 75.3%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(45, 78.8%, 59.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(45, 70.4%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.6%, 70.4%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,319,109
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C045;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55453WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness196 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.09:1
Contrast with white1.74:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.09:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C0C0C0
Inverted#163FBA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.74:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.09:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#456EE9
Analogous#E96E45, #C0E945
Triadic#45E9C0, #C045E9
Split complementary#45C0E9, #6E45E9
Tetradic#45E96E, #456EE9, #E945C0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G192
B69
Red233 (91.4%)
Green192 (75.3%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue45°
Saturation (HSL)78.85%
Lightness59.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C0 · B 45
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