#e7c55e

Color #e7c55e

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 16.78 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 6.8

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Conversions

HEX

#e7c55e

RGB

rgb(231, 197, 94)

HSL

hsl(45.1, 74.1%, 63.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45.1, 59.3%, 90.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 59.3%, 9.4%)

LAB

lab(80.59, 0.18, 55.09)

LCH

lch(80.59, 55.09, 89.81)

OKLCH

oklch(83.3%, 0.1276, 91.17)

HWB

hwb(45.1, 36.9%, 9.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5e80e7

Analogous

#e7805e

#e7c55e

#c5e75e

Triadic

#e7c55e

#5ee7c5

#c55ee7

Split-complementary

#e7c55e

#5ec5e7

#805ee7

Tetradic

#e7c55e

#80e75e

#5e80e7

#c55ee7

Square

#e7c55e

#5ee780

#5e80e7

#e75ec5

Shades

Color #e7c55e mixed toward black.

#e0b42f

#bd951c

#8d7015

#5e4a0e

#2f2507

Tints

Color #e7c55e mixed toward white.

#ebcf79

#efd894

#f3e2ae

#f7ecc9

#fbf5e4

Tones

Color #e7c55e mixed toward gray.

#dcbf69

#d0b975

#c5b480

#b9ae8c

#aea897

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.67:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.55:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.55:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d981 · ΔE 10.3

Deuteranopia

#dbde88 · ΔE 11.5

Tritanopia

#e5969a · ΔE 36.3

Achromatopsia

#c8c8c8 · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e7c55e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e7c55e]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#e7c55e (#e7c55e) is rgb(231, 197, 94) in RGB.

No, #e7c55e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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