What color is #E7DB00?

#E7DB00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Buzzing. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7DB00?

The RGB value is 231, 219, 0: 231 red, 219 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7DB00?

The complementary color is #000CE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7DB00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7DB00 color

#E7DB00 rgb(231, 219, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E7DB00 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 85.9% green and 0% blue (231, 219, 0).

Its hue angle is 57°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 100% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Yellow Buzzing (#EEDD11), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#E7DB00 color codes

HEX	`#E7DB00`
RGB	`rgb(231, 219, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 85.9%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(57, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(57, 100%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 5%, 100%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.83, -14.13, 85.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.83, 86.54, 99.4)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.289, 67.654, 9.988)`
Decimal	`15194880`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7DB00, 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 #E7DB00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7DB00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #E7DB00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7db00; }
.text { color: #e7db00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7db00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 219 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7db00, #80e700); }

Background

Text color

Border

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Questions

What color is #E7DB00?: #E7DB00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yellow Buzzing. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7DB00?: The RGB value is 231, 219, 0: 231 red, 219 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7DB00?: The complementary color is #000CE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7DB00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.