Recognised as Colour
#E9C101
- #E9C101
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E9C101 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 193, 1 and HSL 50°, 99%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E9C101#E9C101
HEX#E9C101
RGBrgb(233, 193, 1)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7569, 0.0039
RGB percentages91.4%, 75.7%, 0.4%
HSLhsl(49.7, 99.1%, 45.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 99.6%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 17.2%, 99.6%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,319,297
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C101;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.55466WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness195.2 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#BCBCBC
Inverted#163EFE
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#0129E9
Analogous#E94D01, #9DE901
Triadic#01E9C1, #C101E9
Split complementary#019DE9, #4D01E9
Tetradic#01E94D, #0129E9, #E9019D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G193
B1
Red233 (91.4%)
Green193 (75.7%)
Blue1 (0.4%)
Hue49.66°
Saturation (HSL)99.15%
Lightness45.88%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C1 · B 01
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