Recognised as Colour
#E7D359
- #E7D359
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E7D359 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 211, 89 and HSL 52°, 75%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E7D359#E7D359
HEX#E7D359
RGBrgb(231, 211, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8275, 0.349
RGB percentages90.6%, 82.7%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(51.5, 74.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(51.5, 61.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 8.7%, 61.5%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,192,921
CSS custom property--colour: #E7D359;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.64299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness207.3 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.86:1
Contrast with white1.52:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.86:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CECECE
Inverted#182CA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.52:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.86:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#596DE7
Analogous#E78C59, #B4E759
Triadic#59E7D3, #D359E7
Split complementary#59B4E7, #8C59E7
Tetradic#59E78C, #596DE7, #E759B4
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G211
B89
Red231 (90.6%)
Green211 (82.7%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue51.55°
Saturation (HSL)74.74%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G D3 · B 59
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