What color is #E1C934?

#E1C934 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Paella. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1C934?

The RGB value is 225, 201, 52: 225 red, 201 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1C934?

The complementary color is #344CE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1C934?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1C934 color

#E1C934 rgb(225, 201, 52)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E1C934 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 78.8% green and 20.4% blue (225, 201, 52).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 74% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 77% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Paella (#DCC61F), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.61:1).

#E1C934 color codes

HEX	`#E1C934`
RGB	`rgb(225, 201, 52)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 78.8%, 20.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 74%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 77%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 77%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(80.76, -6.65, 71.79)`
CIE LCH	`lch(80.76, 72.1, 95.29)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.56, 58.031, 11.681)`
Decimal	`14797108`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1C934, 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 #E1C934	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1C934 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.67:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.61:1	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 #E1C934 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1c934; }
.text { color: #e1c934; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1c934; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 201 52 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1c934, #a3e134); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E1C934?: #E1C934 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Paella. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1C934?: The RGB value is 225, 201, 52: 225 red, 201 green and 52 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1C934?: The complementary color is #344CE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1C934?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.61:1 and white text 1.67:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.