What color is #E8D82C?

#E8D82C is a vivid yellow known as Banana Brick. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Banana Brick?

The RGB value is 232, 216, 44: 232 red, 216 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Banana Brick?

The complementary color is #2C3CE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D82C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Banana Brick color: hex code #E8D82C

#E8D82C rgb(232, 216, 44)

Shades of yellow

Banana Brick has the hex code #E8D82C. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 84.7% green and 17.3% blue (232, 216, 44).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 80% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 81% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.29:1).

Banana Brick (#E8D82C) color codes

HEX	`#E8D82C`
RGB	`rgb(232, 216, 44)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 84.7%, 17.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 80%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 81%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 81%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.23, -11.51, 78.27)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.23, 79.11, 98.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.292, 66.452, 12.138)`
Decimal	`15259692`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Banana Brick, 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 #E8D82C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.29:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D82C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.29:1	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 #E8D82C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d82c; }
.text { color: #e8d82c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d82c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 216 44 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d82c, #9ae82c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E8D82C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8D82C?: #E8D82C is a vivid yellow known as Banana Brick. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Banana Brick?: The RGB value is 232, 216, 44: 232 red, 216 green and 44 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Banana Brick?: The complementary color is #2C3CE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D82C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.29:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.