#E0E310

A color in the Yellow, Gold family

#e0e310 is a color in the Yellow, Gold family: RGB(224, 227, 16), HSL(61°, 87%, 48%), CMYK(1%, 0%, 93%, 11%). Closest named color: gold. Contrast is 1.38:1 on white and 15.16:1 on black. See shades, harmonies and color-blindness simulation.

Color Codes

HEX#e0e310
RGBrgb(224 227 16)
RGB (legacy)rgb(224, 227, 16)
RGB %rgb(88% 89% 6%)
HSLhsl(61 87% 48%)
HSV / HSBhsv(61, 93%, 89%)
HWBhwb(61 6% 11%)
CMYKcmyk(1%, 0%, 93%, 11%)
CIELAB (D50)lab(87.82 -15.55 83.91)
LCHlch(87.82 85.34 100.5)
OKLaboklab(0.8843 -0.0679 0.1795)
OKLCHoklch(0.8843 0.192 110.72)
Decimal14738192

Properties

Color ToneYellow, Gold
Closest named colorgold ΔE 5.1
Closest web-safe color#cccc00
Hue61°
Saturation (HSL / HSV)87% / 93%
Lightness (HSL)48%
Brightness or Value (HSV)89%
Luminance (Rec.601 / Rec.709)79% / 83%
Relative luminance (WCAG)0.7082
Red / Green / Blue224 / 227 / 16

WCAG 2.2 Contrast Ratio

On White (#ffffff)
1.38:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · FailAA Large (3:1) · FailAAA Normal (7:1) · Fail
On Black (#000000)
15.16:1
AA Normal (4.5:1) · PassAA Large (3:1) · PassAAA Normal (7:1) · Pass
Aa Bb 123

APCA Contrast Lc (reference) — As text on white / black: Lc 18.5 / -85 · As background with white / black text: Lc -21.2 / 85.2

Lightness Scale (OKLCH 50–950)

Eleven steps that change only perceived lightness while keeping hue and chroma — ready to use as design-system color tokens.

Tints (mixed with white)

Shades (mixed with black)

Color Harmonies

Color Vision Deficiency Simulation

Estimated appearance of this color for people with color vision deficiencies (Machado 2009).

Similar Named Colors

Use in CSS

:root {
  --color-brand: #e0e310;
  --color-brand-oklch: oklch(88.43% 0.192 110.72);
}
.text { color: var(--color-brand); }
.background { background-color: var(--color-brand); }
.border { border: 1px solid rgb(224 227 16 / 50%); }
/* Tailwind CSS */
<div class="bg-[#e0e310] text-[#e0e310] border-[#e0e310]">