What color is #EACE6A?

#EACE6A is a light, moderate yellow known as Dune Crest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Dune Crest?

The RGB value is 234, 206, 106: 234 red, 206 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Dune Crest?

The complementary color is #6A86EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EACE6A?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Dune Crest color: hex code #EACE6A

#EACE6A rgb(234, 206, 106)

Shades of yellow

Dune Crest has the hex code #EACE6A. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 80.8% green and 41.6% blue (234, 206, 106).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 75% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 55% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

Dune Crest (#EACE6A) color codes

HEX	`#EACE6A`
RGB	`rgb(234, 206, 106)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 80.8%, 41.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 75%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 55%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 55%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.27, -2.33, 52.67)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.27, 52.72, 92.53)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.607, 62.678, 22.644)`
Decimal	`15388266`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Dune Crest, 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 #EACE6A	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EACE6A as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #EACE6A looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eace6a; }
.text { color: #eace6a; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eace6a; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 206 106 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eace6a, #c6ea6a); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #EACE6A on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EACE6A?: #EACE6A is a light, moderate yellow known as Dune Crest. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Dune Crest?: The RGB value is 234, 206, 106: 234 red, 206 green and 106 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Dune Crest?: The complementary color is #6A86EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EACE6A?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.