What color is #E3EAB8?

#E3EAB8 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E3EAB8?

The RGB value is 227, 234, 184: 227 red, 234 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E3EAB8?

The complementary color is #BFB8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E3EAB8?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E3EAB8 color

#E3EAB8 rgb(227, 234, 184)

Shades of green

The hex color #E3EAB8 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89% red, 91.8% green and 72.2% blue (227, 234, 184).

Its hue angle is 68°, with 54% saturation and 82% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 3% cyan, 0% magenta, 21% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Sour (#E5EDB5), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.73:1).

#E3EAB8 color codes

HEX	`#E3EAB8`
RGB	`rgb(227, 234, 184)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89%, 91.8%, 72.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(68, 54%, 82%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(68, 21%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(3%, 0%, 21%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.07, -10.51, 23.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.07, 25.8, 114.04)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(69.752, 78.638, 56.842)`
Decimal	`14936760`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E3EAB8, 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 #E3EAB8	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E3EAB8 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.26:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.73:1	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 #E3EAB8 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e3eab8; }
.text { color: #e3eab8; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e3eab8; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(227 234 184 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e3eab8, #caeab8); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pale Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E3EAB8?: #E3EAB8 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sour. It belongs to the green family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E3EAB8?: The RGB value is 227, 234, 184: 227 red, 234 green and 184 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E3EAB8?: The complementary color is #BFB8EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E3EAB8?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.73:1 and white text 1.26:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.