Recognised as Colour
#E9CF12
- #E9CF12
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E9CF12 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 207, 18 and HSL 53°, 86%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E9CF12#E9CF12
HEX#E9CF12
RGBrgb(233, 207, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8118, 0.0706
RGB percentages91.4%, 81.2%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(52.7, 85.7%, 49.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.7, 92.3%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 92.3%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,322,898
CSS custom property--colour: #E9CF12;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61993WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1630ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#122CE9
Analogous#E96412, #98E912
Triadic#12E9CF, #CF12E9
Split complementary#1297E9, #6412E9
Tetradic#12E964, #122CE9, #E91297
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G207
B18
Red233 (91.4%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue52.74°
Saturation (HSL)85.66%
Lightness49.22%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G CF · B 12
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