What color is #E7E04E?

#E7E04E is a moderate yellow known as Dragon’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dragon’s Gold?

The RGB value is 231, 224, 78: 231 red, 224 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dragon’s Gold?

The complementary color is #4E55E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E04E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dragon’s Gold color: hex code #E7E04E

#E7E04E rgb(231, 224, 78)

Shades of yellow

Dragon’s Gold has the hex code #E7E04E. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 87.8% green and 30.6% blue (231, 224, 78).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 76% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 66% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.17:1).

Dragon’s Gold (#E7E04E) color codes

HEX	`#E7E04E`
RGB	`rgb(231, 224, 78)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 87.8%, 30.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 76%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 66%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 66%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(87.41, -14.49, 69.21)`
CIE LCH	`lch(87.41, 70.71, 101.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.988, 70.852, 17.67)`
Decimal	`15196238`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dragon’s Gold, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E7E04E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E04E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.38:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E7E04E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e04e; }
.text { color: #e7e04e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e04e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 224 78 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e04e, #a2e74e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E7E04E on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E7E04E?: #E7E04E is a moderate yellow known as Dragon’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dragon’s Gold?: The RGB value is 231, 224, 78: 231 red, 224 green and 78 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dragon’s Gold?: The complementary color is #4E55E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E04E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.17:1 and white text 1.38:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.