What color is #E1CB83?

#E1CB83 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ancient Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1CB83?

The RGB value is 225, 203, 131: 225 red, 203 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1CB83?

The complementary color is #8399E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1CB83?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1CB83 color

#E1CB83 rgb(225, 203, 131)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E1CB83 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 79.6% green and 51.4% blue (225, 203, 131).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 61% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 42% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Treasure (#E7D082), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.07:1).

#E1CB83 color codes

HEX	`#E1CB83`
RGB	`rgb(225, 203, 131)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 79.6%, 51.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 61%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 42%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 42%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.03, -2.13, 38.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.03, 38.73, 93.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.505, 60.36, 30.143)`
Decimal	`14797699`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1CB83, 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 #E1CB83	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.07:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1CB83 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.07:1	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 #E1CB83 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1cb83; }
.text { color: #e1cb83; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1cb83; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 203 131 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1cb83, #c8e183); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E1CB83?: #E1CB83 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ancient Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1CB83?: The RGB value is 225, 203, 131: 225 red, 203 green and 131 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1CB83?: The complementary color is #8399E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1CB83?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.07:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.