Recognised as Colour
#E7CA1E
- #E7CA1E
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E7CA1E is a yellow with RGB values 231, 202, 30 and HSL 51°, 81%, 51%. 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
#E7CA1E#E7CA1E
HEX#E7CA1E
RGBrgb(231, 202, 30)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7922, 0.1176
RGB percentages90.6%, 79.2%, 11.8%
HSLhsl(51.3, 80.7%, 51.2%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.3, 87%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 87%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,190,558
CSS custom property--colour: #E7CA1E;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59324WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness200 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#C4C4C4
Inverted#1835E1
Colour vision & accessibility
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
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#1E3BE7
Analogous#E7661E, #9FE71E
Triadic#1EE7CA, #CA1EE7
Split complementary#1EA0E7, #651EE7
Tetradic#1EE766, #1E3BE7, #E71EA0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G202
B30
Red231 (90.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue30 (11.8%)
Hue51.34°
Saturation (HSL)80.72%
Lightness51.18%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G CA · B 1E
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