What color is #E7E95C?

#E7E95C is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple High. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7E95C?

The RGB value is 231, 233, 92: 231 red, 233 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7E95C?

The complementary color is #5E5CE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7E95C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7E95C color

#E7E95C rgb(231, 233, 92)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E7E95C is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 91.4% green and 36.1% blue (231, 233, 92).

Its hue angle is 61°, with 76% saturation and 64% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 1% cyan, 0% magenta, 61% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pineapple High (#EBEB57), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#E7E95C color codes

HEX	`#E7E95C`
RGB	`rgb(231, 233, 92)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 91.4%, 36.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(61, 76%, 64%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(61, 61%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(1%, 0%, 61%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.88, -18.06, 66.22)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.88, 68.64, 105.26)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.028, 76.041, 21.428)`
Decimal	`15198556`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7E95C, 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 #E7E95C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7E95C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	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 #E7E95C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7e95c; }
.text { color: #e7e95c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7e95c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 233 92 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7e95c, #a1e95c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E7E95C?: #E7E95C is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pineapple High. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7E95C?: The RGB value is 231, 233, 92: 231 red, 233 green and 92 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7E95C?: The complementary color is #5E5CE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7E95C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.