What color is #E3C81C?

#E3C81C is a moderate yellow known as Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Oh Em Ghee?

The RGB value is 227, 200, 28: 227 red, 200 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Oh Em Ghee?

The complementary color is #1C37E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3C81C?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Oh Em Ghee color: hex code #E3C81C

#E3C81C rgb(227, 200, 28)

Shades of yellow

Oh Em Ghee has the hex code #E3C81C. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 78.4% green and 11% blue (227, 200, 28).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 78% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 88% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.54:1).

Oh Em Ghee (#E3C81C) color codes

HEX	`#E3C81C`
RGB	`rgb(227, 200, 28)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 78.4%, 11%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 78%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 88%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 88%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.59, -5.96, 77.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.59, 78.13, 94.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.545, 57.726, 9.473)`
Decimal	`14927900`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Oh Em Ghee, 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 #E3C81C	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3C81C as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.54:1	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 #E3C81C looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3c81c; }
.text { color: #e3c81c; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3c81c; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 200 28 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3c81c, #9ae31c); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

See #E3C81C on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E3C81C?: #E3C81C is a moderate yellow known as Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Oh Em Ghee?: The RGB value is 227, 200, 28: 227 red, 200 green and 28 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Oh Em Ghee?: The complementary color is #1C37E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3C81C?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.54:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.