Recognised as Colour
#E9DD2D
- #E9DD2D
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E9DD2D is a yellow with RGB values 233, 221, 45 and HSL 56°, 81%, 55%. 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
#E9DD2D#E9DD2D
HEX#E9DD2D
RGBrgb(233, 221, 45)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8667, 0.1765
RGB percentages91.4%, 86.7%, 17.6%
HSLhsl(56.2, 81%, 54.5%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.2, 80.7%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 5.2%, 80.7%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,326,509
CSS custom property--colour: #E9DD2D;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69226WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness212.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.85:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.85:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D3D3D3
Inverted#1622D2
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.85:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2D39E9
Analogous#E97F2D, #97E92D
Triadic#2DE9DD, #DD2DE9
Split complementary#2D97E9, #7F2DE9
Tetradic#2DE97F, #2D39E9, #E92D97
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G221
B45
Red233 (91.4%)
Green221 (86.7%)
Blue45 (17.6%)
Hue56.17°
Saturation (HSL)81.03%
Lightness54.51%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G DD · B 2D
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