Recognised as Colour
#E9CD04
- #E9CD04
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E9CD04 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 205, 4 and HSL 53°, 97%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E9CD04#E9CD04
HEX#E9CD04
RGBrgb(233, 205, 4)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8039, 0.0157
RGB percentages91.4%, 80.4%, 1.6%
HSLhsl(52.7, 96.6%, 46.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 98.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 98.3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,322,372
CSS custom property--colour: #E9CD04;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60995WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.2:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.2:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C4C4C4
Inverted#1632FB
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.2:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0420E9
Analogous#E95B04, #92E904
Triadic#04E9CD, #CD04E9
Split complementary#0492E9, #5B04E9
Tetradic#04E95B, #0420E9, #E90492
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G205
B4
Red233 (91.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue4 (1.6%)
Hue52.66°
Saturation (HSL)96.62%
Lightness46.47%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G CD · B 04
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