What color is #E0C778?

#E0C778 is a light, moderate yellow known as Protoss. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Protoss?

The RGB value is 224, 199, 120: 224 red, 199 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Protoss?

The complementary color is #7891E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C778?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Protoss color: hex code #E0C778

#E0C778 rgb(224, 199, 120)

Shades of yellow

Protoss has the hex code #E0C778. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 78% green and 47.1% blue (224, 199, 120).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 63% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 46% yellow and 12% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

Protoss (#E0C778) color codes

HEX	`#E0C778`
RGB	`rgb(224, 199, 120)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 78%, 47.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 63%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 46%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 46%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.77, -1.57, 42.61)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.77, 42.64, 92.11)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.556, 58.052, 26.097)`
Decimal	`14731128`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Protoss, 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 #E0C778	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C778 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #E0C778 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c778; }
.text { color: #e0c778; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c778; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 199 120 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c778, #c5e078); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

See #E0C778 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E0C778?: #E0C778 is a light, moderate yellow known as Protoss. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Protoss?: The RGB value is 224, 199, 120: 224 red, 199 green and 120 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Protoss?: The complementary color is #7891E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C778?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.