What color is #E0C500?

#E0C500 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0C500?

The RGB value is 224, 197, 0: 224 red, 197 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0C500?

The complementary color is #001BE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0C500?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0C500 color

#E0C500 rgb(224, 197, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E0C500 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 77.3% green and 0% blue (224, 197, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 44% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Oh Em Ghee (#E3C81C), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#E0C500 color codes

HEX	`#E0C500`
RGB	`rgb(224, 197, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 77.3%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 44%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.49, -6.07, 80.54)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.49, 80.76, 94.31)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(50.71, 55.783, 8.096)`
Decimal	`14730496`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0C500, 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 #E0C500	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0C500 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #E0C500 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0c500; }
.text { color: #e0c500; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0c500; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 197 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0c500, #8be000); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #E0C500?: #E0C500 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0C500?: The RGB value is 224, 197, 0: 224 red, 197 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0C500?: The complementary color is #001BE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0C500?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.