What color is #EBD147?

#EBD147 is a vivid yellow known as Aurora. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Aurora?

The RGB value is 235, 209, 71: 235 red, 209 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Aurora?

The complementary color is #4761EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EBD147?

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.

Aurora color: hex code #EBD147

#EBD147 rgb(235, 209, 71)

Shades of yellow

Aurora has the hex code #EBD147. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 92.2% red, 82% green and 27.8% blue (235, 209, 71).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 80% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 70% yellow and 8% black.

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

Aurora (#EBD147) color codes

HEX	`#EBD147`
RGB	`rgb(235, 209, 71)`
RGB percent	`rgb(92.2%, 82%, 27.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 80%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 70%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 70%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.82, -5.67, 68.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.82, 68.6, 94.74)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.202, 63.721, 15.194)`
Decimal	`15454535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Aurora, 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 #EBD147	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EBD147 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 #EBD147 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ebd147; }
.text { color: #ebd147; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ebd147; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(235 209 71 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ebd147, #b3eb47); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #EBD147 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EBD147?: #EBD147 is a vivid yellow known as Aurora. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Aurora?: The RGB value is 235, 209, 71: 235 red, 209 green and 71 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Aurora?: The complementary color is #4761EB, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EBD147?: 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.