What color is #E7D082?

#E7D082 is a light, moderate yellow known as Ancient Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Ancient Treasure?

The RGB value is 231, 208, 130: 231 red, 208 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Ancient Treasure?

The complementary color is #8299E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Ancient Treasure color: hex code #E7D082

#E7D082 rgb(231, 208, 130)

Shades of yellow

Ancient Treasure has the hex code #E7D082. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 81.6% green and 51% blue (231, 208, 130).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 68% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 44% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

Ancient Treasure (#E7D082) color codes

HEX	`#E7D082`
RGB	`rgb(231, 208, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 81.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 68%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 44%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 44%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.82, -2.42, 41.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.82, 41.63, 93.34)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.542, 63.715, 30.277)`
Decimal	`15192194`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Ancient Treasure, 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 #E7D082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #E7D082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d082; }
.text { color: #e7d082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 208 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d082, #cbe782); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #E7D082 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E7D082?: #E7D082 is a light, moderate yellow known as Ancient Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Ancient Treasure?: The RGB value is 231, 208, 130: 231 red, 208 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Ancient Treasure?: The complementary color is #8299E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.