What color is #E2D07E?

#E2D07E is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gold Winged. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D07E?

The RGB value is 226, 208, 126: 226 red, 208 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D07E?

The complementary color is #7E90E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D07E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D07E color

#E2D07E rgb(226, 208, 126)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E2D07E is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 81.6% green and 49.4% blue (226, 208, 126).

Its hue angle is 49°, 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 Gold Winged (#E6D682), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#E2D07E color codes

HEX	`#E2D07E`
RGB	`rgb(226, 208, 126)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 81.6%, 49.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 63%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 44%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 44%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.33, -4.82, 42.85)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.33, 43.12, 96.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.687, 62.789, 28.815)`
Decimal	`14864510`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D07E, 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 #E2D07E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D07E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #E2D07E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d07e; }
.text { color: #e2d07e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d07e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 208 126 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d07e, #c2e27e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E2D07E?: #E2D07E is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Gold Winged. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D07E?: The RGB value is 226, 208, 126: 226 red, 208 green and 126 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D07E?: The complementary color is #7E90E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D07E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.