Colour
#E7B321
- #E7B321
- Orange
- Dark
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E7B321 is a orange with RGB values 231, 179, 33 and HSL 44°, 80%, 52%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 10.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E7B321#E7B321
HEX#E7B321
RGBrgb(231, 179, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.702, 0.1294
RGB percentages90.6%, 70.2%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(44.2, 80.5%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(44.2, 85.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 22.5%, 85.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,184,673
CSS custom property--colour: #E7B321;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.49339WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness186.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 10.87:1
Contrast with white1.93:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black10.87:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B4B4B4
Inverted#184CDE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.93:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text10.87:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyorange
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2155E7
Analogous#E75021, #B8E721
Triadic#21E7B3, #B321E7
Split complementary#21B8E7, #5021E7
Tetradic#21E750, #2155E7, #E721B8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G179
B33
Red231 (90.6%)
Green179 (70.2%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue44.24°
Saturation (HSL)80.49%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G B3 · B 21
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