What color is #E8D720?

#E8D720 is a vivid yellow known as Holy Grail. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Holy Grail?

The RGB value is 232, 215, 32: 232 red, 215 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Holy Grail?

The complementary color is #2031E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D720?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Holy Grail color: hex code #E8D720

#E8D720 rgb(232, 215, 32)

Shades of yellow

Holy Grail has the hex code #E8D720. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 84.3% green and 12.5% blue (232, 215, 32).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 81% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 86% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.17:1).

Holy Grail (#E8D720) color codes

HEX	`#E8D720`
RGB	`rgb(232, 215, 32)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 84.3%, 12.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 81%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 86%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 86%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.93, -11.31, 80.77)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.93, 81.56, 97.97)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.843, 65.864, 11.032)`
Decimal	`15259424`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Holy Grail, 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 #E8D720	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D720 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.17:1	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 #E8D720 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d720; }
.text { color: #e8d720; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d720; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 215 32 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d720, #95e820); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

See #E8D720 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8D720?: #E8D720 is a vivid yellow known as Holy Grail. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Holy Grail?: The RGB value is 232, 215, 32: 232 red, 215 green and 32 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Holy Grail?: The complementary color is #2031E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D720?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.17:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.