What color is #E4CA6B?

#E4CA6B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Le Bon Dijon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CA6B?

The RGB value is 228, 202, 107: 228 red, 202 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CA6B?

The complementary color is #6B85E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CA6B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CA6B color

#E4CA6B rgb(228, 202, 107)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E4CA6B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 79.2% green and 42% blue (228, 202, 107).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 69% saturation and 66% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 53% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Le Bon Dijon (#E4CB6B), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.96:1).

#E4CA6B color codes

HEX	`#E4CA6B`
RGB	`rgb(228, 202, 107)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 79.2%, 42%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 69%, 66%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 53%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 53%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.73, -2.65, 50.24)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.73, 50.31, 93.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.771, 59.799, 22.512)`
Decimal	`14994027`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CA6B, 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 #E4CA6B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.96:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CA6B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.96:1	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 #E4CA6B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4ca6b; }
.text { color: #e4ca6b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4ca6b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 202 107 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4ca6b, #c2e46b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E4CA6B?: #E4CA6B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Le Bon Dijon. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CA6B?: The RGB value is 228, 202, 107: 228 red, 202 green and 107 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CA6B?: The complementary color is #6B85E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CA6B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.96:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.