Colour
#E7CE21
- #E7CE21
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E7CE21 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 206, 33 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
#E7CE21#E7CE21
HEX#E7CE21
RGBrgb(231, 206, 33)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8078, 0.1294
RGB percentages90.6%, 80.8%, 12.9%
HSLhsl(52.4, 80.5%, 51.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 85.7%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 85.7%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,191,585
CSS custom property--colour: #E7CE21;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61241WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.25:1
Contrast with white1.59:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.25:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C7C7C7
Inverted#1831DE
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.59:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.25:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#213AE7
Analogous#E76B21, #9DE721
Triadic#21E7CE, #CE21E7
Split complementary#219DE7, #6B21E7
Tetradic#21E76B, #213AE7, #E7219D
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G206
B33
Red231 (90.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue33 (12.9%)
Hue52.42°
Saturation (HSL)80.49%
Lightness51.76%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G CE · B 21
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