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#e7cd3d

a balanced, electric yellow · cool · closest name: gold

RGB
231, 205, 61
HSL
51°, 78%, 57%
CMYK
0, 11, 74, 9
Luminance
0.6099

Every format

HEX#e7cd3d
RGBrgb(231, 205, 61)
HSLhsl(51, 78%, 57%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 11%, 74%, 9%)
LABlab(82.4 -5.8 70.5)
LCHlch(82.4 70.7 94.7)
OKLCHoklch(0.846 0.157 98.6)

Copy-ready code

/* CSS */
color: #e7cd3d;
background-color: #e7cd3d;
/* Tailwind (arbitrary) */
class="text-[#e7cd3d] bg-[#e7cd3d]"
/* SCSS */
$brand: #e7cd3d;
/* SwiftUI */
Color(red: 0.906, green: 0.804, blue: 0.239)
/* Android */
Color.parseColor("#e7cd3d")

Accessibility — WCAG contrast

Aa
#e7cd3d on white: 1.59:1
AA ✗ fail · AA-large · AAA
Aa
#e7cd3d on black: 13.20:1
AA ✓ pass · AA-large · AAA
true color
protanopia
deuteranopia
tritanopia

RGB percentages

Red90.6%
Green80.4%
Blue23.9%

CMYK percentages

Cyan0.0%
Magenta11.3%
Yellow73.6%
Key (black)9.4%

Color previews

#e7cd3d text on a black background

contrast 13.20:1

Card sample

#e7cd3d text on a white background

contrast 1.59:1

Card sample

CSS3 live lab

Text font color

The quick brown fox

color: #e7cd3d;
Background color
Panel with #e7cd3d background
background-color: #e7cd3d;
Text shadow — hex

Glowing headline

text-shadow: 2px 2px 8px #e7cd3d;
Text shadow — RGB

Soft neon halo

text-shadow: 0 0 14px rgba(231, 205, 61, 0.45);
Div box shadow
Elevated card
box-shadow: 0 12px 32px -8px rgba(231, 205, 61, 0.45);
Border & gradient
Gradient panel
border: 3px solid #e7cd3d;
background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7cd3d, #90E73D);

Monochromatic scale

Palettes built from #e7cd3d

Shades — darker

Tints — lighter

Hue & tone neighbors

Color harmonies

Nearest named colors

Work with #e7cd3d in the Color Lab