#e7a815

Color #e7a815

A vivid, highly saturated medium orange.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 6.45 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 2.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e7a815

RGB

rgb(231, 168, 21)

HSL

hsl(42, 83.3%, 49.4%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(42, 90.9%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 27.3%, 90.9%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(72.93, 12.36, 73.49)

LCH

lch(72.93, 74.52, 80.45)

OKLCH

oklch(77.1%, 0.1557, 80.73)

HWB

hwb(42, 8.2%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1554e7

Analogous

#e73f15

#e7a815

#bde715

Triadic

#e7a815

#15e7a8

#a815e7

Split-complementary

#e7a815

#15bde7

#3f15e7

Tetradic

#e7a815

#54e715

#1554e7

#a815e7

Square

#e7a815

#15e73f

#1554e7

#e715bd

Shades

Color #e7a815 mixed toward black.

#c08c12

#9a700e

#73540b

#4d3807

#261c04

Tints

Color #e7a815 mixed toward white.

#edb73a

#f1c661

#f4d489

#f8e2b0

#fbf1d8

Tones

Color #e7a815 mixed toward gray.

#d5a127

#c49a38

#b2934a

#a18c5b

#8f856c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

2.1:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.01:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.01:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cfce59 · ΔE 18.2

Deuteranopia

#d2d762 · ΔE 20.4

Tritanopia

#e47479 · ΔE 38.3

Achromatopsia

#b3b3b3 · ΔE 27.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e7a815;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e7a815]

Related colors

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Goldenrod #daa520

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Wheat #f5deb3

Orange #ffa500

Frequently asked questions

#e7a815 (#e7a815) is rgb(231, 168, 21) in RGB.

No, #e7a815 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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