What color is #E2D174?

#E2D174 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pirate Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2D174?

The RGB value is 226, 209, 116: 226 red, 209 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D174?

The complementary color is #7485E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D174?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D174 color

#E2D174 rgb(226, 209, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E2D174 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82% green and 45.5% blue (226, 209, 116).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 65% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 49% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pirate Treasure (#DDCA69), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.61:1).

#E2D174 color codes

HEX	`#E2D174`
RGB	`rgb(226, 209, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 82%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 65%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 49%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 49%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.46, -6.27, 47.93)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.46, 48.34, 97.46)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.319, 63.033, 25.667)`
Decimal	`14864756`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D174, 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 #E2D174	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.61:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D174 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.61:1	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 #E2D174 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d174; }
.text { color: #e2d174; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d174; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 209 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d174, #bce274); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E2D174?: #E2D174 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pirate Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2D174?: The RGB value is 226, 209, 116: 226 red, 209 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D174?: The complementary color is #7485E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D174?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.61:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.