Colour
#E7CA4A
- #E7CA4A
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E7CA4A is a yellow with RGB values 231, 202, 74 and HSL 49°, 77%, 60%. 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
#E7CA4A#E7CA4A
HEX#E7CA4A
RGBrgb(231, 202, 74)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7922, 0.2902
RGB percentages90.6%, 79.2%, 29%
HSLhsl(48.9, 76.6%, 59.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(48.9, 68%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.6%, 68%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,190,602
CSS custom property--colour: #E7CA4A;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.59724WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness201.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 12.94:1
Contrast with white1.62:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black12.94:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1835B5
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 text12.94:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4A67E7
Analogous#E77B4A, #B6E74A
Triadic#4AE7CA, #CA4AE7
Split complementary#4AB6E7, #7B4AE7
Tetradic#4AE77B, #4A67E7, #E74AB6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G202
B74
Red231 (90.6%)
Green202 (79.2%)
Blue74 (29%)
Hue48.92°
Saturation (HSL)76.59%
Lightness59.8%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G CA · B 4A
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