Colour

#E9CF21

#E9CF21
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E9CF21 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 207, 33 and HSL 52°, 82%, 52%. 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

#E9CF21#E9CF21

HEX#E9CF21

RGBrgb(233, 207, 33)

RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8118, 0.1294

RGB percentages91.4%, 81.2%, 12.9%

HSLhsl(52.2, 82%, 52.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 85.8%, 91.4%)

CMYK0%, 11.2%, 85.8%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,322,913

CSS custom property--colour: #E9CF21;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62059WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness203.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.41:1

Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8

Inverted#1630DE

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E4C900no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.4 from the original

Deuteranopia#EBD332no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.5 from the original

Tritanopia#FCBFB1no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.9 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.41:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.3 Goldenrod · ΔE 22.1 Yellow · ΔE 25.6 Orange · ΔE 31.8 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 33.3 Yellow green · ΔE 34.1

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.3, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#213BE9

Analogous#E96B21, #9FE921

Triadic#21E9CF, #CF21E9

Split complementary#219FE9, #6B21E9

Tetradic#21E96B, #213BE9, #E9219F

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FBF7DB

Lighter +30%#F7EDAC

Lighter +20%#F2E37E

Lighter +10%#EED94F

Darker −10%#C4AD13

Darker −20%#95840F

Darker −30%#675B0A

Darker −40%#383206

More saturated +25%#FFDF0B

Less saturated −25%#CBB840

Channel breakdown

R233

G207

B33

Red233 (91.4%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue33 (12.9%)

Hue52.2°

Saturation (HSL)81.97%

Lightness52.16%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E9 · G CF · B 21

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