What color is #E1D082?

#E1D082 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D082?

The RGB value is 225, 208, 130: 225 red, 208 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D082?

The complementary color is #8293E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D082?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D082 color

#E1D082 rgb(225, 208, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E1D082 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 81.6% green and 51% blue (225, 208, 130).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 61% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Hay Day (#DACD81), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#E1D082 color codes

HEX	`#E1D082`
RGB	`rgb(225, 208, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 81.6%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 61%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.3, -4.81, 40.8)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.3, 41.08, 96.73)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.638, 62.733, 30.187)`
Decimal	`14798978`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D082, 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 #E1D082	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D082 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #E1D082 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d082; }
.text { color: #e1d082; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d082; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 208 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d082, #c2e182); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E1D082?: #E1D082 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Hay Day. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D082?: The RGB value is 225, 208, 130: 225 red, 208 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D082?: The complementary color is #8293E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D082?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.