Recognised as Colour
#E9D040
- #E9D040
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E9D040 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 208, 64 and HSL 51°, 79%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.6:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E9D040#E9D040
HEX#E9D040
RGBrgb(233, 208, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8157, 0.251
RGB percentages91.4%, 81.6%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(51.1, 79.3%, 58.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.1, 72.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.7%, 72.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,323,200
CSS custom property--colour: #E9D040;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62806WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness205.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.56:1
Contrast with white1.55:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.56:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#162FBF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.55:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.56:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4059E9
Analogous#E97C40, #ADE940
Triadic#40E9D0, #D040E9
Split complementary#40ADE9, #7B40E9
Tetradic#40E97C, #4059E9, #E940AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G208
B64
Red233 (91.4%)
Green208 (81.6%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue51.12°
Saturation (HSL)79.34%
Lightness58.24%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G D0 · B 40
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