What color is #E0D98B?

#E0D98B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0D98B?

The RGB value is 224, 217, 139: 224 red, 217 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0D98B?

The complementary color is #8B92E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0D98B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0D98B color

#E0D98B rgb(224, 217, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E0D98B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 85.1% green and 54.5% blue (224, 217, 139).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 58% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 38% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Treasury (#DBD186), a difference of 2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.47:1).

#E0D98B color codes

HEX	`#E0D98B`
RGB	`rgb(224, 217, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 85.1%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 58%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 38%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 38%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.67, -8.82, 39.29)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.67, 40.27, 102.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.214, 67.339, 34.247)`
Decimal	`14735755`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0D98B, 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 #E0D98B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0D98B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.47:1	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 #E0D98B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0d98b; }
.text { color: #e0d98b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0d98b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 217 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0d98b, #bce08b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E0D98B?: #E0D98B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Treasury. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0D98B?: The RGB value is 224, 217, 139: 224 red, 217 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0D98B?: The complementary color is #8B92E0, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0D98B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.47:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.