Recognised as Colour
#E9DD03
- #E9DD03
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E9DD03 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 221, 3 and HSL 57°, 97%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.8:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E9DD03#E9DD03
HEX#E9DD03
RGBrgb(233, 221, 3)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8667, 0.0118
RGB percentages91.4%, 86.7%, 1.2%
HSLhsl(56.9, 97.5%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.9, 98.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 98.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,326,467
CSS custom property--colour: #E9DD03;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69043WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness211.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.81:1
Contrast with white1.42:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.81:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#1622FC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.42:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.81:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#030FE9
Analogous#E96A03, #82E903
Triadic#03E9DD, #DD03E9
Split complementary#0382E9, #6A03E9
Tetradic#03E96A, #030FE9, #E90382
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G221
B3
Red233 (91.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue3 (1.2%)
Hue56.87°
Saturation (HSL)97.46%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G DD · B 03
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