Colour
#E7CB3B
- #E7CB3B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E7CB3B is a yellow with RGB values 231, 203, 59 and HSL 50°, 78%, 57%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E7CB3B#E7CB3B
HEX#E7CB3B
RGBrgb(231, 203, 59)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.7961, 0.2314
RGB percentages90.6%, 79.6%, 23.1%
HSLhsl(50.2, 78.2%, 56.9%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.2, 74.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 12.1%, 74.5%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,190,843
CSS custom property--colour: #E7CB3B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60017WCAG 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 13:1
Contrast with white1.61:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1834C4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.61:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#3B57E7
Analogous#E7753B, #ADE73B
Triadic#3BE7CB, #CB3BE7
Split complementary#3BADE7, #753BE7
Tetradic#3BE775, #3B57E7, #E73BAD
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G203
B59
Red231 (90.6%)
Green203 (79.6%)
Blue59 (23.1%)
Hue50.23°
Saturation (HSL)78.18%
Lightness56.86%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G CB · B 3B
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