What color is #EAD665?

#EAD665 is a light, moderate yellow known as Kings Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Kings Yellow?

The RGB value is 234, 214, 101: 234 red, 214 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Kings Yellow?

The complementary color is #6579EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD665?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Kings Yellow color: hex code #EAD665

#EAD665 rgb(234, 214, 101)

Shades of yellow

Kings Yellow has the hex code #EAD665. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 83.9% green and 39.6% blue (234, 214, 101).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 76% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 57% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.31:1).

Kings Yellow (#EAD665) color codes

HEX	`#EAD665`
RGB	`rgb(234, 214, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 83.9%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 76%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 57%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 57%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.26, -6.78, 57.28)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.26, 57.68, 96.75)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.329, 66.528, 21.973)`
Decimal	`15390309`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Kings Yellow, 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 #EAD665	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.31:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD665 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.31:1	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 #EAD665 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead665; }
.text { color: #ead665; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead665; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 214 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead665, #bcea65); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #EAD665 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EAD665?: #EAD665 is a light, moderate yellow known as Kings Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Kings Yellow?: The RGB value is 234, 214, 101: 234 red, 214 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Kings Yellow?: The complementary color is #6579EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD665?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.31:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.