Colour
#E7CF40
- #E7CF40
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E7CF40 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 207, 64 and HSL 51°, 78%, 58%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E7CF40#E7CF40
HEX#E7CF40
RGBrgb(231, 207, 64)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8118, 0.251
RGB percentages90.6%, 81.2%, 25.1%
HSLhsl(51.4, 77.7%, 57.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.4, 72.3%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 10.4%, 72.3%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,191,872
CSS custom property--colour: #E7CF40;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.61985WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness203.9 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.4:1
Contrast with white1.57:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.4:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CACACA
Inverted#1830BF
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.57:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.4:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4058E7
Analogous#E77B40, #ACE740
Triadic#40E7CF, #CF40E7
Split complementary#40ACE7, #7B40E7
Tetradic#40E77B, #4058E7, #E740AC
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G207
B64
Red231 (90.6%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue64 (25.1%)
Hue51.38°
Saturation (HSL)77.67%
Lightness57.84%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G CF · B 40
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