What color is #E7D57F?

#E7D57F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gold Winged. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D57F?

The RGB value is 231, 213, 127: 231 red, 213 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D57F?

The complementary color is #7F91E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D57F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D57F color

#E7D57F rgb(231, 213, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E7D57F is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 83.5% green and 49.8% blue (231, 213, 127).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 68% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 45% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Gold Winged (#E6D682), a difference of 0.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.22:1).

#E7D57F color codes

HEX	`#E7D57F`
RGB	`rgb(231, 213, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 83.5%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 68%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 45%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 45%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.05, -5.28, 44.6)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.05, 44.92, 96.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.582, 66.112, 29.644)`
Decimal	`15193471`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D57F, 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 #E7D57F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D57F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.22:1	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 #E7D57F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d57f; }
.text { color: #e7d57f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d57f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 213 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d57f, #c5e77f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E7D57F?: #E7D57F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gold Winged. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D57F?: The RGB value is 231, 213, 127: 231 red, 213 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D57F?: The complementary color is #7F91E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D57F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.