What color is #E1B941?

#E1B941 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wax. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1B941?

The RGB value is 225, 185, 65: 225 red, 185 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1B941?

The complementary color is #4169E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1B941?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1B941 color

#E1B941 rgb(225, 185, 65)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E1B941 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 72.5% green and 25.5% blue (225, 185, 65).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 73% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 71% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Wax (#DDBB33), a difference of 2.5 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.22:1).

#E1B941 color codes

HEX	`#E1B941`
RGB	`rgb(225, 185, 65)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 72.5%, 25.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 73%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 71%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 71%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(76.73, 2.18, 63.3)`
CIE LCH	`lch(76.73, 63.34, 88.03)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(49.357, 51.09, 12.262)`
Decimal	`14793025`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1B941, 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 #E1B941	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.22:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1B941 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.87:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.22:1	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 #E1B941 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1b941; }
.text { color: #e1b941; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1b941; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 185 65 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1b941, #b9e141); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1B941?: #E1B941 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Wax. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1B941?: The RGB value is 225, 185, 65: 225 red, 185 green and 65 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1B941?: The complementary color is #4169E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1B941?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.22:1 and white text 1.87:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.