What color is #E3CB80?

#E3CB80 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Protoss. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3CB80?

The RGB value is 227, 203, 128: 227 red, 203 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CB80?

The complementary color is #8098E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CB80?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CB80 color

#E3CB80 rgb(227, 203, 128)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E3CB80 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 79.6% green and 50.2% blue (227, 203, 128).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 64% saturation and 70% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 44% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Protoss (#E0C778), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.12:1).

#E3CB80 color codes

HEX	`#E3CB80`
RGB	`rgb(227, 203, 128)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 79.6%, 50.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 64%, 70%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 44%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 44%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.17, -1.65, 40.4)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.17, 40.43, 92.33)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.932, 60.603, 29.117)`
Decimal	`14928768`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CB80, 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 #E3CB80	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.12:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CB80 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.12:1	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 #E3CB80 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cb80; }
.text { color: #e3cb80; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cb80; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 203 128 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cb80, #cae380); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E3CB80?: #E3CB80 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Protoss. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3CB80?: The RGB value is 227, 203, 128: 227 red, 203 green and 128 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CB80?: The complementary color is #8098E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CB80?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.12:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.