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Colour

#E9EC00

  • #E9EC00
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#E9EC00 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 236, 0 and HSL 61°, 100%, 46%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 16.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Yellow.

Colour values

#E9EC00#E9EC00
HEX#E9EC00
RGBrgb(233, 236, 0)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.9255, 0
RGB percentages91.4%, 92.5%, 0%
HSLhsl(60.8, 100%, 46.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(60.8, 100%, 92.5%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 100%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,330,304
CSS custom property--colour: #E9EC00;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77315WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.46:1
Contrast with white1.28:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.46:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DADADA
Inverted#1613FF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 14.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE62Dno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.8 from the original
Tritanopia#FADCC9no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 81.1 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.28:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.46:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 8.7Gold · ΔE 20Yellow green · ΔE 31Green yellow · ΔE 31.7Goldenrod · ΔE 41.2Khaki · ΔE 45.6
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 8.74, clearly different but related
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#0300EC
Analogous#EC7900, #73EC00
Triadic#00E9EC, #EC00E9
Split complementary#0073EC, #7900EC
Tetradic#00EC79, #0300EC, #EC0073

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FEFFB9
Lighter +30%#FDFF86
Lighter +20%#FDFF53
Lighter +10%#FCFF20
Darker −10%#B7B900
Darker −20%#848600
Darker −30%#525300
Darker −40%#202000
More saturated +25%#E9EC00
Less saturated −25%#CCCF1D

Channel breakdown

R233
G236
B0
Red233 (91.4%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue0 (0%)
Hue60.76°
Saturation (HSL)100%
Lightness46.27%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E9 · G EC · B 00

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