Colour
#E9C80A
- #E9C80A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E9C80A is a yellow with RGB values 233, 200, 10 and HSL 51°, 92%, 48%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E9C80A#E9C80A
HEX#E9C80A
RGBrgb(233, 200, 10)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7843, 0.0392
RGB percentages91.4%, 78.4%, 3.9%
HSLhsl(51.1, 91.8%, 47.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 95.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 14.2%, 95.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,321,098
CSS custom property--colour: #E9C80A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.58654WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness199.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.73:1
Contrast with white1.65:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.73:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C1C1C1
Inverted#1637F5
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.65:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.73:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0A2BE9
Analogous#E9590A, #9AE90A
Triadic#0AE9C8, #C80AE9
Split complementary#0A9AE9, #590AE9
Tetradic#0AE959, #0A2BE9, #E90A9A
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G200
B10
Red233 (91.4%)
Green200 (78.4%)
Blue10 (3.9%)
Hue51.12°
Saturation (HSL)91.77%
Lightness47.65%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G C8 · B 0A
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