What color is #E8B523?

#E8B523 is a vivid orange known as Deli Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Deli Yellow?

The RGB value is 232, 181, 35: 232 red, 181 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Deli Yellow?

The complementary color is #2356E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8B523?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Deli Yellow color: hex code #E8B523

#E8B523 rgb(232, 181, 35)

Shades of yellow

Deli Yellow has the hex code #E8B523. It is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 71% green and 13.7% blue (232, 181, 35).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 81% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 85% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.06:1).

Deli Yellow (#E8B523) color codes

HEX	`#E8B523`
RGB	`rgb(232, 181, 35)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 71%, 13.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 81%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 85%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 85%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.27, 6.2, 73.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.27, 73.32, 85.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.109, 50.329, 8.665)`
Decimal	`15250723`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Deli Yellow, 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 #E8B523	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.06:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8B523 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.9:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.06:1	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 #E8B523 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8b523; }
.text { color: #e8b523; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8b523; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 181 35 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8b523, #b9e823); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

See #E8B523 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8B523?: #E8B523 is a vivid orange known as Deli Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Deli Yellow?: The RGB value is 232, 181, 35: 232 red, 181 green and 35 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Deli Yellow?: The complementary color is #2356E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8B523?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.06:1 and white text 1.9:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.