Recognised as Colour
#E9D448
- #E9D448
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E9D448 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 212, 72 and HSL 52°, 79%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E9D448#E9D448
HEX#E9D448
RGBrgb(233, 212, 72)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8314, 0.2824
RGB percentages91.4%, 83.1%, 28.2%
HSLhsl(52.2, 78.5%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 69.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 9%, 69.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,324,232
CSS custom property--colour: #E9D448;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64878WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.98:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.98:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#162BB7
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.98:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#485DE9
Analogous#E98448, #AEE948
Triadic#48E9D4, #D448E9
Split complementary#48AEE9, #8348E9
Tetradic#48E984, #485DE9, #E948AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G212
B72
Red233 (91.4%)
Green212 (83.1%)
Blue72 (28.2%)
Hue52.17°
Saturation (HSL)78.54%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G D4 · B 48
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