Colour

#E7CA19

#E7CA19
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E7CA19 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 202, 25 and HSL 52°, 81%, 50%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E7CA19#E7CA19

HEX#E7CA19

RGBrgb(231, 202, 25)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7922, 0.098

RGB percentages90.6%, 79.2%, 9.8%

HSLhsl(51.6, 81.1%, 50.2%)

HSV / HSBhsv(51.6, 89.2%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 12.6%, 89.2%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,190,553

CSS custom property--colour: #E7CA19;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.593WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness199.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.86:1

Contrast with white1.63:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black12.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C3C3C3

Inverted#1835E6

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#DFC500no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 2.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E7CF2Cno green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 4 from the original

Tritanopia#FABAACno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68.5 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.63:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text12.86:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 10.1 Goldenrod · ΔE 20.4 Yellow · ΔE 27.2 Orange · ΔE 30 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 31.6 Yellow green · ΔE 35.4

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 10.14, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base +30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°

Complementary#1936E7

Analogous#E76319, #9DE719

Triadic#19E7CA, #CA19E7

Split complementary#199DE7, #6319E7

Tetradic#19E763, #1936E7, #E7199D

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base -10%-20%-30%-40%

Lighter +40%#FAF5D2

Lighter +30%#F5EAA4

Lighter +20%#F1DF75

Lighter +10%#ECD547

Darker −10%#BAA213

Darker −20%#8B7A0F

Darker −30%#5D520A

Darker −40%#2F2905

More saturated +25%#FFDB01

Less saturated −25%#C7B339

Channel breakdown

R231

G202

B25

Red231 (90.6%)

Green202 (79.2%)

Blue25 (9.8%)

Hue51.55°

Saturation (HSL)81.1%

Lightness50.2%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G CA · B 19

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

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