Recognised as Colour
#E9D149
- #E9D149
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E9D149 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 209, 73 and HSL 51°, 78%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.7:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E9D149#E9D149
HEX#E9D149
RGBrgb(233, 209, 73)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8196, 0.2863
RGB percentages91.4%, 82%, 28.6%
HSLhsl(51, 78.4%, 60%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51, 68.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 10.3%, 68.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,323,465
CSS custom property--colour: #E9D149;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.63406WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness206.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.68:1
Contrast with white1.53:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.68:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CCCCCC
Inverted#162EB6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.53:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.68:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4961E9
Analogous#E98149, #B1E949
Triadic#49E9D1, #D149E9
Split complementary#49B1E9, #8149E9
Tetradic#49E981, #4961E9, #E949B1
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G209
B73
Red233 (91.4%)
Green209 (82%)
Blue73 (28.6%)
Hue51°
Saturation (HSL)78.43%
Lightness60%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G D1 · B 49
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