What color is #E8CE49?

#E8CE49 is a moderate yellow known as Golden Relic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Relic?

The RGB value is 232, 206, 73: 232 red, 206 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Relic?

The complementary color is #4963E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CE49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Relic color: hex code #E8CE49

#E8CE49 rgb(232, 206, 73)

Shades of yellow

Golden Relic has the hex code #E8CE49. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 80.8% green and 28.6% blue (232, 206, 73).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 78% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 69% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.36:1).

Golden Relic (#E8CE49) color codes

HEX	`#E8CE49`
RGB	`rgb(232, 206, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 80.8%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 78%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 69%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 69%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.8, -5.3, 66.48)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.8, 66.69, 94.56)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.555, 61.782, 15.248)`
Decimal	`15257161`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Relic, 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 #E8CE49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CE49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.36:1	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 #E8CE49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8ce49; }
.text { color: #e8ce49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8ce49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 206 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8ce49, #b3e849); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #E8CE49 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8CE49?: #E8CE49 is a moderate yellow known as Golden Relic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Relic?: The RGB value is 232, 206, 73: 232 red, 206 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Relic?: The complementary color is #4963E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CE49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.36:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.