Colour
#E7CD2B
- #E7CD2B
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E7CD2B is a yellow with RGB values 231, 205, 43 and HSL 52°, 80%, 54%. 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
#E7CD2B#E7CD2B
HEX#E7CD2B
RGBrgb(231, 205, 43)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8039, 0.1686
RGB percentages90.6%, 80.4%, 16.9%
HSLhsl(51.7, 79.7%, 53.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 81.4%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 11.3%, 81.4%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,191,339
CSS custom property--colour: #E7CD2B;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.60826WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.17:1
Contrast with white1.6:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.17:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1832D4
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.6:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.17:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#2B45E7
Analogous#E76F2B, #A3E72B
Triadic#2BE7CD, #CD2BE7
Split complementary#2BA3E7, #6F2BE7
Tetradic#2BE76F, #2B45E7, #E72BA3
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G205
B43
Red231 (90.6%)
Green205 (80.4%)
Blue43 (16.9%)
Hue51.7°
Saturation (HSL)79.66%
Lightness53.73%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G CD · B 2B
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