What color is #E5CC69?

#E5CC69 is a light, moderate yellow known as Sulphur Pit. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Sulphur Pit?

The RGB value is 229, 204, 105: 229 red, 204 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Sulphur Pit?

The complementary color is #6982E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CC69?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Sulphur Pit color: hex code #E5CC69

#E5CC69 rgb(229, 204, 105)

Shades of yellow

Sulphur Pit has the hex code #E5CC69. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 80% green and 41.2% blue (229, 204, 105).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 70% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 54% yellow and 10% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.17:1).

Sulphur Pit (#E5CC69) color codes

HEX	`#E5CC69`
RGB	`rgb(229, 204, 105)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 80%, 41.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 70%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 54%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 54%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.31, -3.43, 51.89)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.31, 52.01, 93.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.458, 60.866, 22.136)`
Decimal	`15060073`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Sulphur Pit, 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 #E5CC69	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CC69 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.59:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.17:1	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 #E5CC69 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cc69; }
.text { color: #e5cc69; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cc69; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 204 105 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cc69, #c0e569); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

See #E5CC69 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E5CC69?: #E5CC69 is a light, moderate yellow known as Sulphur Pit. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Sulphur Pit?: The RGB value is 229, 204, 105: 229 red, 204 green and 105 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Sulphur Pit?: The complementary color is #6982E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CC69?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.17:1 and white text 1.59:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.