What color is #E2CD7F?

#E2CD7F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ancient Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2CD7F?

The RGB value is 226, 205, 127: 226 red, 205 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CD7F?

The complementary color is #7F94E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CD7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CD7F color

#E2CD7F rgb(226, 205, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E2CD7F is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 80.4% green and 49.8% blue (226, 205, 127).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 63% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 44% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Treasure (#E7D082), a difference of 1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#E2CD7F color codes

HEX	`#E2CD7F`
RGB	`rgb(226, 205, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 80.4%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 63%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 44%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 44%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.57, -3.18, 41.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.57, 41.52, 94.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.028, 61.366, 28.915)`
Decimal	`14863743`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CD7F, 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 #E2CD7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CD7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #E2CD7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cd7f; }
.text { color: #e2cd7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cd7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 205 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cd7f, #c6e27f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E2CD7F?: #E2CD7F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ancient Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2CD7F?: The RGB value is 226, 205, 127: 226 red, 205 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CD7F?: The complementary color is #7F94E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CD7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.