What color is #E1D087?

#E1D087 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1D087?

The RGB value is 225, 208, 135: 225 red, 208 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D087?

The complementary color is #8798E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D087?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D087 color

#E1D087 rgb(225, 208, 135)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E1D087 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 81.6% green and 52.9% blue (225, 208, 135).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 60% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 40% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.57:1).

#E1D087 color codes

HEX	`#E1D087`
RGB	`rgb(225, 208, 135)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 81.6%, 52.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 60%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 40%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 40%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.37, -4.28, 38.37)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.37, 38.6, 96.37)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.982, 62.87, 31.998)`
Decimal	`14798983`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D087, 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 #E1D087	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D087 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.57:1	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 #E1D087 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d087; }
.text { color: #e1d087; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d087; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 208 135 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d087, #c5e187); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E1D087?: #E1D087 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Master Key. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1D087?: The RGB value is 225, 208, 135: 225 red, 208 green and 135 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D087?: The complementary color is #8798E1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D087?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.