What color is #E0D18B?

#E0D18B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D18B?

The RGB value is 224, 209, 139: 224 red, 209 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D18B?

The complementary color is #8B9AE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D18B color

#E0D18B rgb(224, 209, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E0D18B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 82% green and 54.5% blue (224, 209, 139).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 58% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.66:1).

#E0D18B color codes

HEX	`#E0D18B`
RGB	`rgb(224, 209, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 82%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 58%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.61, -4.75, 36.62)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.61, 36.92, 97.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.202, 63.314, 33.576)`
Decimal	`14733707`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D18B, 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 #E0D18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.66:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.66:1	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 #E0D18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d18b; }
.text { color: #e0d18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 209 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d18b, #c5e08b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E0D18B?: #E0D18B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D18B?: The RGB value is 224, 209, 139: 224 red, 209 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D18B?: The complementary color is #8B9AE0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.66:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.