Recognised as Colour
#E7CE33
- #E7CE33
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E7CE33 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 206, 51 and HSL 52°, 79%, 55%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.3:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E7CE33#E7CE33
HEX#E7CE33
RGBrgb(231, 206, 51)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8078, 0.2
RGB percentages90.6%, 80.8%, 20%
HSLhsl(51.7, 78.9%, 55.3%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.7, 77.9%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.8%, 77.9%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,191,603
CSS custom property--colour: #E7CE33;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61371WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness202.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.27:1
Contrast with white1.58:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.27:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#C8C8C8
Inverted#1831CC
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.58:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.27:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#334CE7
Analogous#E77433, #A6E733
Triadic#33E7CE, #CE33E7
Split complementary#33A6E7, #7433E7
Tetradic#33E774, #334CE7, #E733A6
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G206
B51
Red231 (90.6%)
Green206 (80.8%)
Blue51 (20%)
Hue51.67°
Saturation (HSL)78.95%
Lightness55.29%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G CE · B 33
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