What color is #E3CF73?

#E3CF73 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 #E3CF73?

The RGB value is 227, 207, 115: 227 red, 207 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3CF73?

The complementary color is #7387E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3CF73?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3CF73 color

#E3CF73 rgb(227, 207, 115)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E3CF73 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 81.2% green and 45.1% blue (227, 207, 115).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 67% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Pirate Treasure (#DDCA69), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.44:1).

#E3CF73 color codes

HEX	`#E3CF73`
RGB	`rgb(227, 207, 115)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 81.2%, 45.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 67%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.02, -4.94, 47.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.02, 48.16, 95.89)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.088, 62.197, 25.214)`
Decimal	`14929779`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3CF73, 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 #E3CF73	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3CF73 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.56:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.44:1	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 #E3CF73 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3cf73; }
.text { color: #e3cf73; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3cf73; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 207 115 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3cf73, #bfe373); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E3CF73?: #E3CF73 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 #E3CF73?: The RGB value is 227, 207, 115: 227 red, 207 green and 115 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3CF73?: The complementary color is #7387E3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3CF73?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.44:1 and white text 1.56:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.