What color is #E9B413?

#E9B413 is a vivid yellow known as Trumpet Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Trumpet Gold?

The RGB value is 233, 180, 19: 233 red, 180 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Trumpet Gold?

The complementary color is #1348E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9B413?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Trumpet Gold color: hex code #E9B413

#E9B413 rgb(233, 180, 19)

Shades of yellow

Trumpet Gold has the hex code #E9B413. It is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 70.6% green and 7.5% blue (233, 180, 19).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 85% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 23% magenta, 92% yellow and 9% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11:1).

Trumpet Gold (#E9B413) color codes

HEX	`#E9B413`
RGB	`rgb(233, 180, 19)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 70.6%, 7.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 85%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 92%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 23%, 92%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.08, 6.86, 76.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.08, 76.59, 84.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.047, 50.017, 7.634)`
Decimal	`15315987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Trumpet 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 #E9B413	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9B413 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.91:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11:1	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 #E9B413 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9b413; }
.text { color: #e9b413; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9b413; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 180 19 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9b413, #b3e913); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #E9B413 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E9B413?: #E9B413 is a vivid yellow known as Trumpet Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Trumpet Gold?: The RGB value is 233, 180, 19: 233 red, 180 green and 19 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Trumpet Gold?: The complementary color is #1348E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9B413?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11:1 and white text 1.91:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.