Colour
#E7D555
- #E7D555
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E7D555 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 213, 85 and HSL 53°, 75%, 62%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E7D555#E7D555
HEX#E7D555
RGBrgb(231, 213, 85)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8353, 0.3333
RGB percentages90.6%, 83.5%, 33.3%
HSLhsl(52.6, 75.3%, 62%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.6, 63.2%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 7.8%, 63.2%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,193,429
CSS custom property--colour: #E7D555;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65233WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.4 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.05:1
Contrast with white1.5:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.05:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#182AAA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.5:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.05:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#5567E7
Analogous#E78C55, #B0E755
Triadic#55E7D5, #D555E7
Split complementary#55B0E7, #8C55E7
Tetradic#55E78C, #5567E7, #E755B0
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G213
B85
Red231 (90.6%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue85 (33.3%)
Hue52.6°
Saturation (HSL)75.26%
Lightness61.96%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G D5 · B 55
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