Recognised as Colour

#E7CF4F

#E7CF4F
Yellow
Light
Nearest: Goldenrod

#E7CF4F is a yellow with RGB values 231, 207, 79 and HSL 51°, 76%, 61%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.

Colour values

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HEX#E7CF4F

RGBrgb(231, 207, 79)

RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8118, 0.3098

RGB percentages90.6%, 81.2%, 31%

HSLhsl(50.5, 76%, 60.8%)

HSV / HSBhsv(50.5, 65.8%, 90.6%)

CMYK0%, 10.4%, 65.8%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile

24-bit integer15,191,887

CSS custom property--colour: #E7CF4F;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.62179WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white

Perceived brightness204.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting

Light or darkLight

Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.44:1

Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail

Contrast with black13.44:1WCAG normal text: AAA

Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB

Inverted#1830B0

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal vision Protanopia Deuteranopia Tritanopia

Protanopia#E2CA3Fno red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 4.6 from the original

Deuteranopia#E9D256no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 2.1 from the original

Tritanopia#F8C0B4no blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 56 from the original

Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning

Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail

Contrast with black, large text13.44:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Goldenrod · ΔE 19.4 Khaki · ΔE 20.9 Gold · ΔE 23.5 Dark khaki · ΔE 26.9 Dark goldenrod · ΔE 28.6 Yellow green · ΔE 32.8

Nearest named CSS colourGoldenrod (#DAA520)ΔE 19.42, a distinctly different colour

Hue familyyellow

CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

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

Complementary#4F67E7

Analogous#E7834F, #B3E74F

Triadic#4FE7CF, #CF4FE7

Split complementary#4FB3E7, #834FE7

Tetradic#4FE783, #4F67E7, #E74FB3

Tints, shades & saturation

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

Lighter +40%#FFFFFF

Lighter +30%#F9F4D6

Lighter +20%#F3E7A9

Lighter +10%#EDDB7C

Darker −10%#E1C322

Darker −20%#B79E19

Darker −30%#8A7713

Darker −40%#5D510D

More saturated +25%#FFDF37

Less saturated −25%#CEBE68

Channel breakdown

R231

G207

B79

Red231 (90.6%)

Green207 (81.2%)

Blue79 (31%)

Hue50.53°

Saturation (HSL)76%

Lightness60.78%

Dominant channelRed

Hex per channelR E7 · G CF · B 4F

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