What color is #EAC853?

#EAC853 is a light, moderate yellow known as Yellow Brick Road. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Yellow Brick Road?

The RGB value is 234, 200, 83: 234 red, 200 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Yellow Brick Road?

The complementary color is #5375EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAC853?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Yellow Brick Road color: hex code #EAC853

#EAC853 rgb(234, 200, 83)

Shades of yellow

Yellow Brick Road has the hex code #EAC853. It is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 78.4% green and 32.5% blue (234, 200, 83).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 78% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 65% yellow and 8% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.89:1).

Yellow Brick Road (#EAC853) color codes

HEX	`#EAC853`
RGB	`rgb(234, 200, 83)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 78.4%, 32.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 78%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 65%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 15%, 65%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.53, -0.83, 61.1)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.53, 61.11, 90.78)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.15, 59.429, 16.695)`
Decimal	`15386707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Yellow Brick Road, 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 #EAC853	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.89:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAC853 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.89:1	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 #EAC853 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eac853; }
.text { color: #eac853; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eac853; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 200 83 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eac853, #c0ea53); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

See #EAC853 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #EAC853?: #EAC853 is a light, moderate yellow known as Yellow Brick Road. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Yellow Brick Road?: The RGB value is 234, 200, 83: 234 red, 200 green and 83 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Yellow Brick Road?: The complementary color is #5375EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAC853?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.89:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.