Information about #E7CD04 color

#E7CD04 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E7CD04 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(231, 205, 4) — 90.6% red, 80.4% green, 1.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 89 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E7CD04 reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vivid Gold (#E7CA00). Slightly further away sit Switched On (#EDCE00) and Citrine (#E4D00A).

The recipe behind #E7CD04 is rgb(231, 205, 4), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E7CD04: 13.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E7CD04 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E7CD04 color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E7CD04

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Switched On color link
Switched On

#EDCE00

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Hive color link
Hive

#EFBD00

Yamilor color link
Yamilor

#F5DA01

Golden color link
Golden

#F5BF03

Royal Gold color link
Royal Gold

#F5BD02

Peridot color link
Peridot

#E6E200

Golden Amber color link
Golden Amber

#E8BE14

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E7CD04
  • RGB231, 205, 4
  • CMYK0, 10, 89, 9
  • CSSrgb(231, 205, 4)
  • HSL53°, 97%, 46%
  • HSL Precise53.128°, 96.596%, 46.078%
  • HSV53°, 98%, 91%
  • HSB53°, 98%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.016
  • GLSLvec3(0.906, 0.804, 0.016)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.906, 0.804, 0.016, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.906, 0.804, 0.016)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB1.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE7CD04
  • DECIMAL ID15191300
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01