What color is #E3D974?

#E3D974 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Delicate Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3D974?

The RGB value is 227, 217, 116: 227 red, 217 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3D974?

The complementary color is #747EE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3D974?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3D974 color

#E3D974 rgb(227, 217, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E3D974 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 85.1% green and 45.5% blue (227, 217, 116).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 66% saturation and 67% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 4% magenta, 49% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Delicate Lemon (#EEDD77), a difference of 2.2 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.44:1).

#E3D974 color codes

HEX	`#E3D974`
RGB	`rgb(227, 217, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 85.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 66%, 67%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 49%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 4%, 49%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.61, -9.92, 50.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.61, 51.52, 101.1)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.645, 67.219, 26.352)`
Decimal	`14932340`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3D974, 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 #E3D974	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.44:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3D974 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.44:1	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 #E3D974 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3d974; }
.text { color: #e3d974; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3d974; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 217 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3d974, #b6e374); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E3D974?: #E3D974 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Delicate Lemon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3D974?: The RGB value is 227, 217, 116: 227 red, 217 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3D974?: The complementary color is #747EE3, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3D974?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.44:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.