What color is #E8D284?

#E8D284 is a light, moderate yellow known as Paved With Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Paved With Gold?

The RGB value is 232, 210, 132: 232 red, 210 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Paved With Gold?

The complementary color is #849AE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D284?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Paved With Gold color: hex code #E8D284

#E8D284 rgb(232, 210, 132)

Shades of yellow

Paved With Gold has the hex code #E8D284. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 82.4% green and 51.8% blue (232, 210, 132).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 68% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 43% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.98:1).

Paved With Gold (#E8D284) color codes

HEX	`#E8D284`
RGB	`rgb(232, 210, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 82.4%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 68%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 43%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 43%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.44, -2.85, 41.36)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.44, 41.46, 93.94)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.492, 64.917, 31.169)`
Decimal	`15258244`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Paved With 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 #E8D284	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.98:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D284 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.98:1	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 #E8D284 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d284; }
.text { color: #e8d284; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d284; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 210 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d284, #cce884); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

See #E8D284 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E8D284?: #E8D284 is a light, moderate yellow known as Paved With Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Paved With Gold?: The RGB value is 232, 210, 132: 232 red, 210 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Paved With Gold?: The complementary color is #849AE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D284?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.98:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.