What color is #EAD97C?

#EAD97C is a light, moderate yellow known as Celestial Crown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Celestial Crown?

The RGB value is 234, 217, 124: 234 red, 217 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Celestial Crown?

The complementary color is #7C8DEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD97C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Celestial Crown color: hex code #EAD97C

#EAD97C rgb(234, 217, 124)

Shades of yellow

Celestial Crown has the hex code #EAD97C. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 85.1% green and 48.6% blue (234, 217, 124).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 72% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 47% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.71:1).

Celestial Crown (#EAD97C) color codes

HEX	`#EAD97C`
RGB	`rgb(234, 217, 124)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 85.1%, 48.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 72%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 47%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 47%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.29, -6.39, 47.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.29, 48.09, 97.64)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.384, 68.576, 29.015)`
Decimal	`15391100`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Celestial Crown, 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 #EAD97C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.71:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD97C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.71:1	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 #EAD97C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead97c; }
.text { color: #ead97c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead97c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 217 124 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead97c, #c4ea7c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #EAD97C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EAD97C?: #EAD97C is a light, moderate yellow known as Celestial Crown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Celestial Crown?: The RGB value is 234, 217, 124: 234 red, 217 green and 124 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Celestial Crown?: The complementary color is #7C8DEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD97C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.71:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.