#E7E727 Color

#E7E727 is rgb(231, 231, 39) in RGB, hsl(60, 80%, 53%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 0%, 83%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Peridot (#E6E200), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 4.34. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E7E727

HEX#E7E727

RGBrgb(231, 231, 39)

HSLhsl(60, 80%, 53%)

HSVhsv(60, 83%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 83%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(89.9% 0.188 109.7)

LABlab(89.48% -14.22 81.85)

LCHlch(89.48% 83.07 99.85)

What #E7E727 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E7E727, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Peridot#E6E200ΔE 4.34 Titanium Yellow#EEE600ΔE 6.12 Xanthic#EEED09ΔE 6.32 Maximum Yellow#FAFA37ΔE 6.96 Pear#D1E231ΔE 9.12 Yellow (RYB)#FEFE33ΔE 9.14

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#E7E727 Channel Values

How #E7E727 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 231 · G 231 · B 39	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 60° · S 80% · L 53%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 60° · S 83% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 0% · Y 83% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.32:1 vs white · 15.86:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E7E727 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.32:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text15.86:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E7E727

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E7E727; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E7E727

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

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How #E7E727 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

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Tritanopia#F3DADA

Tritanomaly#EEDFAF

Achromatopsia#E0E0E0

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Using #E7E727 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e7e727: #E7E727;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E7E727;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e7e727': '#E7E727' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.906, green: 0.906, blue: 0.153)

Android XML<color name="color_e7e727">#E7E727</color>

SVG fillfill="#E7E727"

More Yellow Colors

#E7E727 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e7e7ab e6e200 e9d66b e6e0d4 eac975 e6bf5b eadd61 e5e600 eae0c8 e5dc7b eae9d1 e5d334 f0e6d2 f6eabe fbec5d fef9c2 ffe347 fffbd6 ffff9f 3e3a32 6c630e 998c14 beb7a4 d6ab00

#E7E727 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E7E727?

#E7E727 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(231, 231, 39) in RGB and hsl(60, 80%, 53%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Peridot (#E6E200), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 4.34.

What is the RGB value of #E7E727?

#E7E727 is rgb(231, 231, 39) — red 231, green 231, and blue 39 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E7E727?

#E7E727 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 0%, 83%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E7E727 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E7E727 scores 1.32:1 against white and 15.86:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E7E727 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E7E727 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is yellow (#FFFF00) at a CIE76 distance of 14.2, which is visibly different.

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