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Hex #e3cc56

#e3cc56 is a great light yellow shade for your next project. Scroll down for #e3cc56 color information, color shades and color usage information.



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#e3cc56 Conversion table

Category

yellow (light yellow)

HEX

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 RGB

R 227   G 204   B 86   copy to clipboard

 HSL

H 50.21   S 0.72   L 0.61

 CMYK

C 0%   M 9%   Y 55%   K 11%
Usage of yellow The color #e3cc56 is a great light shade. Is it suitable for text, buttons or backgrounds? Read usage recommendations ...

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#e3cc56 Conversion and Usage

Conversion results of this color to RGB, CMYK and HSL. Usage Recommendations on the right.

#e3cc56 to RGB conversion

Red227
227% RED
Green204
204% GREEN
Blue86
86% BLUE

CSS code: color: rgb(227, 204, 86); // for css text color
background-color: rgb(227, 204, 86); // for css background-color

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#e3cc56 to CMYK conversion

Cyan Magenta Yellow Black
0 % 9.02 % 55.29 % 10.98 %

#e3cc56 to HSL conversion

Hue Saturation Lightness
50.213 0.72 0.61

CSS code: color: hsl(50.2, 72%, 61%);

HSL is supported in all major browsers!

Usage of #e3cc56

Recommendations for light backgrounds in respect of a good contrast.

Usage for Text: not recommended (low contrast)
Usage for headings: not recommended (low contrast)
Usage as fill color: recommended
Usage for buttons: watch out for enough contrast

As a rather light shade, this color can very well be used as a fill/background, also to bigger elements. If there is no obvious reason, we do not recommend using it as text-color on white backgrounds (low contrast gives bad accessability-rating). Some usage-examples for #e3cc56

Color Examples: This is a yellow Heading in #e3cc56

This shows how text with the hex-color #e3cc56 would look on a white background. Because of the lightness of the color this color is not recommended to be used as font-color. However, if you know what you are doing, feel free to use this color for anything you think it would be nice :-)!

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