What color is #E2CF7F?

#E2CF7F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Paved With Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2CF7F?

The RGB value is 226, 207, 127: 226 red, 207 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2CF7F?

The complementary color is #7F92E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2CF7F?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2CF7F color

#E2CF7F rgb(226, 207, 127)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E2CF7F is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 81.2% green and 49.8% blue (226, 207, 127).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 63% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 44% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Paved With Gold (#E8D284), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.47:1).

#E2CF7F color codes

HEX	`#E2CF7F`
RGB	`rgb(226, 207, 127)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 81.2%, 49.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 63%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 44%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.09, -4.2, 42.05)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.09, 42.26, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.509, 62.329, 29.076)`
Decimal	`14864255`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2CF7F, 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 #E2CF7F	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.47:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2CF7F as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.47:1	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 #E2CF7F looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2cf7f; }
.text { color: #e2cf7f; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2cf7f; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 207 127 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2cf7f, #c3e27f); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E2CF7F?: #E2CF7F is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Paved With Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2CF7F?: The RGB value is 226, 207, 127: 226 red, 207 green and 127 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2CF7F?: The complementary color is #7F92E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2CF7F?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.47:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.