What color is #E2D182?

#E2D182 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 #E2D182?

The RGB value is 226, 209, 130: 226 red, 209 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2D182?

The complementary color is #8293E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2D182?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2D182 color

#E2D182 rgb(226, 209, 130)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E2D182 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82% green and 51% blue (226, 209, 130).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 62% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 42% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Gold Winged (#E6D682), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.68:1).

#E2D182 color codes

HEX	`#E2D182`
RGB	`rgb(226, 209, 130)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 82%, 51%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 62%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 42%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 42%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.64, -4.93, 41.25)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.64, 41.54, 96.81)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.195, 63.383, 30.283)`
Decimal	`14864770`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2D182, 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 #E2D182	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.68:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2D182 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.54:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.68:1	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 #E2D182 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2d182; }
.text { color: #e2d182; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2d182; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 209 130 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2d182, #c3e282); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E2D182?: #E2D182 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 #E2D182?: The RGB value is 226, 209, 130: 226 red, 209 green and 130 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2D182?: The complementary color is #8293E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2D182?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.68:1 and white text 1.54:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.