Recognised as Colour
#E9D656
- #E9D656
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E9D656 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 214, 86 and HSL 52°, 77%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E9D656#E9D656
HEX#E9D656
RGBrgb(233, 214, 86)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8392, 0.3373
RGB percentages91.4%, 83.9%, 33.7%
HSLhsl(52.2, 77%, 62.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.2, 63.1%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 8.2%, 63.1%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,324,758
CSS custom property--colour: #E9D656;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.66089WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness209.7 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.22:1
Contrast with white1.48:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.22:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D1D1D1
Inverted#1629A9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.48:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.22:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5669E9
Analogous#E98D56, #B3E956
Triadic#56E9D6, #D656E9
Split complementary#56B3E9, #8C56E9
Tetradic#56E98D, #5669E9, #E956B3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G214
B86
Red233 (91.4%)
Green214 (83.9%)
Blue86 (33.7%)
Hue52.24°
Saturation (HSL)76.96%
Lightness62.55%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G D6 · B 56
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