Colour
#E7B612
- #E7B612
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E7B612 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 182, 18 and HSL 46°, 86%, 49%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E7B612#E7B612
HEX#E7B612
RGBrgb(231, 182, 18)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7137, 0.0706
RGB percentages90.6%, 71.4%, 7.1%
HSLhsl(46.2, 85.5%, 48.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(46.2, 92.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 21.2%, 92.2%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,185,426
CSS custom property--colour: #E7B612;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.50488WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness188.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.1:1
Contrast with white1.89:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.1:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B5B5B5
Inverted#1849ED
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.89:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.1:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1243E7
Analogous#E74B12, #AEE712
Triadic#12E7B6, #B612E7
Split complementary#12AEE7, #4B12E7
Tetradic#12E74B, #1243E7, #E712AE
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G182
B18
Red231 (90.6%)
Green182 (71.4%)
Blue18 (7.1%)
Hue46.2°
Saturation (HSL)85.54%
Lightness48.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G B6 · B 12
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