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Recognised as Colour

#E9EC30

  • #E9EC30
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Nearest: Yellow

#E9EC30 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 236, 48 and HSL 61°, 83%, 56%. 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

#E9EC30#E9EC30
HEX#E9EC30
RGBrgb(233, 236, 48)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.9255, 0.1882
RGB percentages91.4%, 92.5%, 18.8%
HSLhsl(61, 83.2%, 55.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61, 79.7%, 92.5%)
CMYK1.3%, 0%, 79.7%, 7.5%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,330,352
CSS custom property--colour: #E9EC30;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.77528WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness221.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 16.51:1
Contrast with white1.27:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black16.51:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#DEDEDE
Inverted#1613CF

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#FFE100no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 15.6 from the original
Deuteranopia#FFE642no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 13.4 from the original
Tritanopia#FADDCAno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 74.3 from the original
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.27:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text16.51:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Yellow · ΔE 14.2Gold · ΔE 19.9Yellow green · ΔE 27Green yellow · ΔE 31.7Goldenrod · ΔE 37.7Khaki · ΔE 38.7
Nearest named CSS colourYellow (#FFFF00)ΔE 14.23, a distinctly different colour
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#3330EC
Analogous#EC9130, #8BEC30
Triadic#30E9EC, #EC30E9
Split complementary#308BEC, #9130EC
Tetradic#30EC91, #3330EC, #EC308B

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FDFDEB
Lighter +30%#F8F9BC
Lighter +20%#F3F58D
Lighter +10%#EEF05F
Darker −10%#D2D514
Darker −20%#A4A70F
Darker −30%#76780B
Darker −40%#484907
More saturated +25%#FBFF1D
Less saturated −25%#CED04C

Channel breakdown

R233
G236
B48
Red233 (91.4%)
Green236 (92.5%)
Blue48 (18.8%)
Hue60.96°
Saturation (HSL)83.19%
Lightness55.69%
Dominant channelGreen
Hex per channelR E9 · G EC · B 30

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