Recognised as Colour
#E9CD46
- #E9CD46
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E9CD46 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 205, 70 and HSL 50°, 79%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E9CD46#E9CD46
HEX#E9CD46
RGBrgb(233, 205, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8039, 0.2745
RGB percentages91.4%, 80.4%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(49.7, 78.7%, 59.4%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.7, 70%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 12%, 70%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,322,438
CSS custom property--colour: #E9CD46;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61428WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.29:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.29:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C9C9C9
Inverted#1632B9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.29:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4662E9
Analogous#E97C46, #B3E946
Triadic#46E9CD, #CD46E9
Split complementary#46B3E9, #7C46E9
Tetradic#46E97C, #4662E9, #E946B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G205
B70
Red233 (91.4%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue49.69°
Saturation (HSL)78.74%
Lightness59.41%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G CD · B 46
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