Recognised as Colour
#E9B907
- #E9B907
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E9B907 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 185, 7 and HSL 47°, 94%, 47%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 11.4:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E9B907#E9B907
HEX#E9B907
RGBrgb(233, 185, 7)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.7255, 0.0275
RGB percentages91.4%, 72.5%, 2.7%
HSLhsl(47.3, 94.2%, 47.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(47.3, 97%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 20.6%, 97%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,317,255
CSS custom property--colour: #E9B907;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.52037WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness190.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 11.41:1
Contrast with white1.84:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black11.41:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#B6B6B6
Inverted#1646F8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.84:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text11.41:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#0737E9
Analogous#E94807, #A8E907
Triadic#07E9B9, #B907E9
Split complementary#07A8E9, #4807E9
Tetradic#07E948, #0737E9, #E907A8
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G185
B7
Red233 (91.4%)
Green185 (72.5%)
Blue7 (2.7%)
Hue47.26°
Saturation (HSL)94.17%
Lightness47.06%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G B9 · B 07
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