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Recognised as Colour

#E9C64F

  • #E9C64F
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Goldenrod

#E9C64F is a yellow with RGB values 233, 198, 79 and HSL 46°, 78%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

#E9C64F#E9C64F
HEX#E9C64F
RGBrgb(233, 198, 79)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7765, 0.3098
RGB percentages91.4%, 77.6%, 31%
HSLhsl(46.4, 77.8%, 61.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.4, 66.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 15%, 66.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,320,655
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C64F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.58276WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.66:1
Contrast with white1.66:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.66:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C5C5C5
Inverted#1639B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#DAC340no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 6.9 from the original
Deuteranopia#E3CD55no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 6 from the original
Tritanopia#FBB7ADno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 52.9 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.66:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.66:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 15Khaki · ΔE 21.3Dark goldenrod · ΔE 24Dark khaki · ΔE 25.4Gold · ΔE 25.8Sandy brown · ΔE 28.9
Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 15.05, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#4F72E9
Analogous#E9794F, #BFE94F
Triadic#4FE9C6, #C64FE9
Split complementary#4FBFE9, #794FE9
Tetradic#4FE979, #4F72E9, #E94FBF

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FAF2D7
Lighter +20%#F4E3AA
Lighter +10%#EFD57C
Darker −10%#E3B722
Darker −20%#BB9617
Darker −30%#8D7112
Darker −40%#604D0C
More saturated +25%#FFD239
Less saturated −25%#D0B968

Channel breakdown

R233
G198
B79
Red233 (91.4%)
Green198 (77.6%)
Blue79 (31%)
Hue46.36°
Saturation (HSL)77.78%
Lightness61.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C6 · B 4F

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