What color is #E0E7AB?

#E0E7AB is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E0E7AB?

The RGB value is 224, 231, 171: 224 red, 231 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E0E7AB?

The complementary color is #B2ABE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E0E7AB?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E0E7AB color

#E0E7AB rgb(224, 231, 171)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E0E7AB is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 87.8% red, 90.6% green and 67.1% blue (224, 231, 171).

Its hue angle is 67°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sour (#E5EDB5), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.19:1).

#E0E7AB color codes

HEX	`#E0E7AB`
RGB	`rgb(224, 231, 171)`
RGB percent	`rgb(87.8%, 90.6%, 67.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(67, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(67, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.83, -11.92, 28.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.83, 30.9, 112.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.667, 75.94, 49.666)`
Decimal	`14739371`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E0E7AB, 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 #E0E7AB	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.19:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E0E7AB as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.19:1	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 #E0E7AB looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e0e7ab; }
.text { color: #e0e7ab; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e0e7ab; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(224 231 171 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e0e7ab, #c2e7ab); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E0E7AB?: #E0E7AB is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E0E7AB?: The RGB value is 224, 231, 171: 224 red, 231 green and 171 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E0E7AB?: The complementary color is #B2ABE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E0E7AB?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.19:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.