What color is #E4C36C?

#E4C36C is a light, moderate orange known as Bountiful Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Bountiful Gold?

The RGB value is 228, 195, 108: 228 red, 195 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Bountiful Gold?

The complementary color is #6C8DE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4C36C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Bountiful Gold color: hex code #E4C36C

#E4C36C rgb(228, 195, 108)

Shades of yellow

Bountiful Gold has the hex code #E4C36C. It is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 76.5% green and 42.4% blue (228, 195, 108).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 69% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 53% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.32:1).

Bountiful Gold (#E4C36C) color codes

HEX	`#E4C36C`
RGB	`rgb(228, 195, 108)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 76.5%, 42.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 69%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 53%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 53%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.96, 1.06, 47.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.96, 47.65, 88.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.219, 56.61, 22.255)`
Decimal	`14992236`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Bountiful Gold, 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 #E4C36C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.32:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4C36C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.7:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.32:1	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 #E4C36C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4c36c; }
.text { color: #e4c36c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4c36c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 195 108 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4c36c, #c9e46c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #E4C36C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E4C36C?: #E4C36C is a light, moderate orange known as Bountiful Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Bountiful Gold?: The RGB value is 228, 195, 108: 228 red, 195 green and 108 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Bountiful Gold?: The complementary color is #6C8DE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4C36C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.32:1 and white text 1.7:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.