Recognised as Colour
#E7D559
- #E7D559
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Khaki
#E7D559 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 213, 89 and HSL 52°, 75%, 63%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.1:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Khaki.
Colour values
#E7D559#E7D559
HEX#E7D559
RGBrgb(231, 213, 89)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8353, 0.349
RGB percentages90.6%, 83.5%, 34.9%
HSLhsl(52.4, 74.7%, 62.7%)
HSV / HSBhsv(52.4, 61.5%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 7.8%, 61.5%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,193,433
CSS custom property--colour: #E7D559;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.65299WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness208.5 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.06:1
Contrast with white1.49:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.06:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D0D0D0
Inverted#182AA6
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.49:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.06:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#596BE7
Analogous#E78E59, #B2E759
Triadic#59E7D5, #D559E7
Split complementary#59B2E7, #8E59E7
Tetradic#59E78E, #596BE7, #E759B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G213
B89
Red231 (90.6%)
Green213 (83.5%)
Blue89 (34.9%)
Hue52.39°
Saturation (HSL)74.74%
Lightness62.75%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G D5 · B 59
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