What color is #E1E7AA?

#E1E7AA is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1E7AA?

The RGB value is 225, 231, 170: 225 red, 231 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1E7AA?

The complementary color is #B0AAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1E7AA?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1E7AA color

#E1E7AA rgb(225, 231, 170)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E1E7AA is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 90.6% green and 66.7% blue (225, 231, 170).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 56% saturation and 79% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 26% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Sour (#E5EDB5), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.21:1).

#E1E7AA color codes

HEX	`#E1E7AA`
RGB	`rgb(225, 231, 170)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 90.6%, 66.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 56%, 79%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 26%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 26%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.89, -11.69, 29.11)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.89, 31.37, 111.87)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(66.883, 76.062, 49.181)`
Decimal	`14804906`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1E7AA, 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 #E1E7AA	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.21:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1E7AA as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.21:1	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 #E1E7AA looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1e7aa; }
.text { color: #e1e7aa; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1e7aa; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 231 170 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1e7aa, #c3e7aa); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E1E7AA?: #E1E7AA is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1E7AA?: The RGB value is 225, 231, 170: 225 red, 231 green and 170 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1E7AA?: The complementary color is #B0AAE7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1E7AA?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.21:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.