What color is #EAD151?

#EAD151 is a moderate yellow known as New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of New Gold?

The RGB value is 234, 209, 81: 234 red, 209 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of New Gold?

The complementary color is #516AEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD151?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

New Gold color: hex code #EAD151

#EAD151 rgb(234, 209, 81)

Shades of yellow

New Gold has the hex code #EAD151. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 82% green and 31.8% blue (234, 209, 81).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 78% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 65% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.74:1).

New Gold (#EAD151) color codes

HEX	`#EAD151`
RGB	`rgb(234, 209, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 82%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 78%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 65%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 65%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.8, -5.56, 64.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.8, 64.6, 94.93)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.22, 63.69, 17.01)`
Decimal	`15389009`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with New Gold, 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 #EAD151	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.74:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD151 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.74:1	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 #EAD151 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead151; }
.text { color: #ead151; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead151; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 209 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead151, #b7ea51); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #EAD151 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EAD151?: #EAD151 is a moderate yellow known as New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of New Gold?: The RGB value is 234, 209, 81: 234 red, 209 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of New Gold?: The complementary color is #516AEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD151?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.74:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.