Recognised as Colour
#E9CF47
- #E9CF47
- Yellow
- Light
- Nearest: Goldenrod
#E9CF47 is a yellow with RGB values 233, 207, 71 and HSL 50°, 79%, 60%. It is a light colour, so black text on it reaches 13.5:1 contrast (AAA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Goldenrod.
Colour values
#E9CF47#E9CF47
HEX#E9CF47
RGBrgb(233, 207, 71)
RGB (0–1)0.9137, 0.8118, 0.2784
RGB percentages91.4%, 81.2%, 27.8%
HSLhsl(50.4, 78.6%, 59.6%)
HSV / HSBhsv(50.4, 69.5%, 91.4%)
CMYK0%, 11.2%, 69.5%, 8.6%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer15,322,951
CSS custom property--colour: #E9CF47;
Brightness & contrast
Relative luminance0.62404WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness204.8 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkLight
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 13.48:1
Contrast with white1.56:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black13.48:1WCAG normal text: AAA
Greyscale equivalent#CBCBCB
Inverted#1630B8
Colour vision & accessibility
Distinguishable without hueYesnever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text1.56:1WCAG large text: Fail
Contrast with black, large text13.48:1WCAG large text: AAA
Named colours
Hue familyyellow
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword
Colour harmonies
Complementary#4761E9
Analogous#E97E47, #B2E947
Triadic#47E9CF, #CF47E9
Split complementary#47B2E9, #7E47E9
Tetradic#47E97E, #4761E9, #E947B2
Tints, shades & saturation
Channel breakdown
R233
G207
B71
Red233 (91.4%)
Green207 (81.2%)
Blue71 (27.8%)
Hue50.37°
Saturation (HSL)78.64%
Lightness59.61%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E9 · G CF · B 47
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