What color is #E1C12F?

#E1C12F is a moderate yellow known as Finger Banana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Finger Banana?

The RGB value is 225, 193, 47: 225 red, 193 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Finger Banana?

The complementary color is #2F4FE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C12F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Finger Banana color: hex code #E1C12F

#E1C12F rgb(225, 193, 47)

Shades of yellow

Finger Banana has the hex code #E1C12F. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 75.7% green and 18.4% blue (225, 193, 47).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 75% saturation and 53% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 14% magenta, 79% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.87:1).

Finger Banana (#E1C12F) color codes

HEX	`#E1C12F`
RGB	`rgb(225, 193, 47)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 75.7%, 18.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 75%, 53%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 79%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 14%, 79%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.67, -2.72, 71.47)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.67, 71.52, 92.18)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.637, 54.356, 10.513)`
Decimal	`14795055`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Finger Banana, 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 #E1C12F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.87:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C12F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.87:1	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 #E1C12F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c12f; }
.text { color: #e1c12f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c12f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 193 47 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c12f, #a8e12f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #E1C12F on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E1C12F?: #E1C12F is a moderate yellow known as Finger Banana. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Finger Banana?: The RGB value is 225, 193, 47: 225 red, 193 green and 47 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Finger Banana?: The complementary color is #2F4FE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C12F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.87:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.