Information about Brilliant Gold color

#E7D551 - Brilliant Gold color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E7D551, known as "Brilliant Gold", falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(231, 213, 81) — 90.6% red, 83.5% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 59 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E7D551 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Portica (#F0D555). Nearby in the Register you will also find Festival (#EACC4A) and Dull Yellow (#EEDC5B).

In RGB terms — rgb(231, 213, 81) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 14.0:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.5:1. This precise shade carries the officially registered name "Brilliant Gold" in the Register.

Brilliant Gold color variations

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

Brilliant Gold 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 Brilliant Gold

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Festival color link
Festival

#EACC4A

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Maize color link
Maize

#F4D054

Sandstorm color link
Sandstorm

#ECD540

Confetti color link
Confetti

#DDCB46

Kournikova color link
Kournikova

#F9D054

Ipanema color link
Ipanema

#DCC64B

Brilliant Gold color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E7D551
  • RGB231, 213, 81
  • CMYK0, 7, 59, 9
  • HSL53°, 76%, 61%
  • HSL Precise52.8°, 75.758%, 61.176%
  • HSV53°, 65%, 91%
  • HSB53°, 65%, 91%
  • HEX IDE7D551
  • DECIMAL ID15193425
  • Name Length14
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
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