What color is #E2CB25?

#E2CB25 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2CB25?

The RGB value is 226, 203, 37: 226 red, 203 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CB25?

The complementary color is #253CE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CB25?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CB25 color

#E2CB25 rgb(226, 203, 37)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E2CB25 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 79.6% green and 14.5% blue (226, 203, 37).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 77% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 84% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Oh Em Ghee (#E3C81C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.8:1).

#E2CB25 color codes

HEX	`#E2CB25`
RGB	`rgb(226, 203, 37)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 79.6%, 14.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 77%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 84%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 84%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.3, -7.71, 76.49)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.3, 76.88, 95.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.057, 59.017, 10.347)`
Decimal	`14863141`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CB25, 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 #E2CB25	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.8:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CB25 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.64:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.8:1	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 #E2CB25 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cb25; }
.text { color: #e2cb25; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cb25; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 203 37 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cb25, #9ae225); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #E2CB25?: #E2CB25 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2CB25?: The RGB value is 226, 203, 37: 226 red, 203 green and 37 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CB25?: The complementary color is #253CE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CB25?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.8:1 and white text 1.64:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.