Colour

#E7CD22

#E7CD22
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Gold

#E7CD22 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 205, 34 and HSL 52°, 80%, 52%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.2:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.

Colour values

#E7CD22#E7CD22

HEX#E7CD22

RGBrgb(231, 205, 34)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8039, 0.1333

RGB percentages90.6%, 80.4%, 13.3%

HSLhsl(52.1, 80.4%, 52%)

HSV / HSBhsv(52.1, 85.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 11.3%, 85.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,191,330

CSS custom property--colour: #E7CD22;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.60767WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness201.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.15:1

Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.15:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#C6C6C6

Inverted#1832DD

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2C700no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 3.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D132no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 3.3 from the original

Tritanopia#FABDAFno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 68 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.15:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Gold · ΔE 11.2 Goldenrod · ΔE 21.2 Yellow · ΔE 26.6 Orange · ΔE 31.5 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 32.3 Yellow green · ΔE 33.9

Nearest named CSS colourGold (#FFD700)ΔE 11.18, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#223CE7

Analogous#E76B22, #9FE722

Triadic#22E7CD, #CD22E7

Split complementary#229EE7, #6B22E7

Tetradic#22E76A, #223CE7, #E7229E

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FBF7DA

Lighter +30%#F6ECAC

Lighter +20%#F1E27E

Lighter +10%#ECD750

Darker −10%#C1AA15

Darker −20%#938210

Darker −30%#65590B

Darker −40%#373106

More saturated +25%#FFDF0A

Less saturated −25%#C8B641

Channel breakdown

R231

G205

B34

Red231 (90.6%)

Green205 (80.4%)

Blue34 (13.3%)

Hue52.08°

Saturation (HSL)80.41%

Lightness51.96%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G CD · B 22

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Colour values

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Colour harmonies

Tints, shades & saturation

Channel breakdown

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