Recognised as Colour
#E7CA46
- #E7CA46
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E7CA46 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 202, 70 and HSL 49°, 77%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 12.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E7CA46#E7CA46
HEX#E7CA46
RGBrgb(231, 202, 70)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7922, 0.2745
RGB percentages90.6%, 79.2%, 27.5%
HSLhsl(49.2, 77%, 59%)
HSV / HSBhsv(49.2, 69.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 69.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,190,598
CSS custom property--colour: #E7CA46;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59672WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.2 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.93:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1835B9
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.62:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text12.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4663E7
Analogous#E77946, #B4E746
Triadic#46E7CA, #CA46E7
Split complementary#46B4E7, #7946E7
Tetradic#46E779, #4663E7, #E746B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G202
B70
Red231 (90.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue70 (27.5%)
Hue49.19°
Saturation (HSL)77.03%
Lightness59.02%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G CA · B 46
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