What color is #EAD771?

#EAD771 is a light, moderate yellow known as Golden Glitter Storm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Glitter Storm?

The RGB value is 234, 215, 113: 234 red, 215 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Glitter Storm?

The complementary color is #7184EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD771?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Glitter Storm color: hex code #EAD771

#EAD771 rgb(234, 215, 113)

Shades of yellow

Golden Glitter Storm has the hex code #EAD771. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 84.3% green and 44.3% blue (234, 215, 113).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 74% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 52% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.46:1).

Golden Glitter Storm (#EAD771) color codes

HEX	`#EAD771`
RGB	`rgb(234, 215, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 84.3%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 74%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 52%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 52%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.65, -6.35, 52.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.65, 52.55, 96.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.215, 67.288, 25.383)`
Decimal	`15390577`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Glitter Storm, 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 #EAD771	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.46:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD771 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.46:1	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 #EAD771 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead771; }
.text { color: #ead771; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead771; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 215 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead771, #c0ea71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #EAD771 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EAD771?: #EAD771 is a light, moderate yellow known as Golden Glitter Storm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Glitter Storm?: The RGB value is 234, 215, 113: 234 red, 215 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Glitter Storm?: The complementary color is #7184EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD771?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.46:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.