#e5e517
a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: yellow
RGB
229, 229, 23
HSL
60°, 82%, 49%
CMYK
0, 0, 90, 10
Luminance
0.7276
Every format
| HEX | #e5e517 |
| RGB | rgb(229, 229, 23) |
| HSL | hsl(60, 82%, 49%) |
| CMYK | cmyk(0%, 0%, 90%, 10%) |
| LAB | lab(88.3 -19.6 84.9) |
| LCH | lch(88.3 87.1 103.0) |
| OKLCH | oklch(0.893 0.191 109.7) |
Copy-ready code
/* CSS */
color: #e5e517;
background-color: #e5e517;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e5e517] bg-[#e5e517]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e5e517;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.898, green: 0.898, blue: 0.090)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e5e517")Accessibility — WCAG contrast
Aa
#e5e517 on white: 1.35:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large ✗ · AAA ✗
Aa
#e5e517 on black: 15.55:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large ✓ · AAA ✓
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia
RGB percentages
Red89.8%
Green89.8%
Blue9.0%
CMYK percentages
Cyan0.0%
Magenta0.0%
Yellow90.0%
Key (black)10.2%
Color previews
#e5e517 text on a black background
contrast 15.55:1
Card sample
#e5e517 text on a white background
contrast 1.35:1
Card sample
CSS3 live lab
Text font color
The quick brown fox
color: #e5e517;
Background color
Panel with #e5e517 background
background-color: #e5e517;
Text shadow — hex
Glowing headline
text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e5e517;
Text shadow — RGB
Soft neon halo
text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(229, 229, 23, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(229, 229, 23, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e5e517; background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5e517, #5CE517);