What color is #E0D299?

#E0D299 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D299?

The RGB value is 224, 210, 153: 224 red, 210 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D299?

The complementary color is #99A7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D299?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D299 color

#E0D299 rgb(224, 210, 153)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E0D299 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 82.4% green and 60% blue (224, 210, 153).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 53% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 32% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Sunny Glory (#E8D99C), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.85:1).

#E0D299 color codes

HEX	`#E0D299`
RGB	`rgb(224, 210, 153)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 82.4%, 60%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 53%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 32%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 32%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.09, -3.62, 30.06)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.09, 30.28, 96.86)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.538, 64.242, 39.394)`
Decimal	`14733977`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D299, 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 #E0D299	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.85:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D299 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.85:1	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 #E0D299 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d299; }
.text { color: #e0d299; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d299; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 210 153 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d299, #cbe099); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E0D299?: #E0D299 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D299?: The RGB value is 224, 210, 153: 224 red, 210 green and 153 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D299?: The complementary color is #99A7E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D299?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.85:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.