What color is #E1D18B?

#E1D18B 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 #E1D18B?

The RGB value is 225, 209, 139: 225 red, 209 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1D18B?

The complementary color is #8B9BE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1D18B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1D18B color

#E1D18B rgb(225, 209, 139)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E1D18B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 82% green and 54.5% blue (225, 209, 139).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 59% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 38% yellow and 12% black.

The closest named color is Master Key (#DDCC88), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.69:1).

#E1D18B color codes

HEX	`#E1D18B`
RGB	`rgb(225, 209, 139)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 82%, 54.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 59%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 38%, 88%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 38%, 12%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.69, -4.36, 36.74)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.69, 37, 96.77)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.513, 63.474, 33.591)`
Decimal	`14799243`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1D18B, 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 #E1D18B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.69:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1D18B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.53:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.69:1	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 #E1D18B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1d18b; }
.text { color: #e1d18b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1d18b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 209 139 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1d18b, #c6e18b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E1D18B?: #E1D18B 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 #E1D18B?: The RGB value is 225, 209, 139: 225 red, 209 green and 139 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1D18B?: The complementary color is #8B9BE1, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1D18B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.69:1 and white text 1.53:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.