Recognised as Colour
#E7DE45
- #E7DE45
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Gold
#E7DE45 is a yellow with RGB values 231, 222, 69 and HSL 57°, 77%, 59%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 14.9:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Gold.
Colour values
#E7DE45#E7DE45
HEX#E7DE45
RGBrgb(231, 222, 69)
RGB (0–1)0.9059, 0.8706, 0.2706
RGB percentages90.6%, 87.1%, 27.1%
HSLhsl(56.7, 77.1%, 58.8%)
HSV / HSBhsv(56.7, 70.1%, 90.6%)
CMYK0%, 3.9%, 70.1%, 9.4%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,195,717
CSS custom property--colour: #E7DE45;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.69661WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness213.1 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 14.93:1
Contrast with white1.41:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black14.93:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#D5D5D5
Inverted#1821BA
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.41:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text14.93:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#454EE7
Analogous#E78D45, #9FE745
Triadic#45E7DE, #DE45E7
Split complementary#459FE7, #8D45E7
Tetradic#45E78D, #454EE7, #E7459F
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R231
G222
B69
Red231 (90.6%)
Green222 (87.1%)
Blue69 (27.1%)
Hue56.67°
Saturation (HSL)77.14%
Lightness58.82%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E7 · G DE · B 45
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