What color is #E4CB30?

#E4CB30 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CB30?

The RGB value is 228, 203, 48: 228 red, 203 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CB30?

The complementary color is #3049E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CB30?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CB30 color

#E4CB30 rgb(228, 203, 48)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E4CB30 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 79.6% green and 18.8% blue (228, 203, 48).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 77% saturation and 54% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 79% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Oh Em Ghee (#E3C81C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.88:1).

#E4CB30 color codes

HEX	`#E4CB30`
RGB	`rgb(228, 203, 48)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 79.6%, 18.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 77%, 54%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 79%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 79%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.52, -6.53, 73.81)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.52, 74.09, 95.06)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(53.887, 59.422, 11.427)`
Decimal	`14994224`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CB30, 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 #E4CB30	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.88:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CB30 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.63:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.88:1	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 #E4CB30 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cb30; }
.text { color: #e4cb30; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cb30; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 203 48 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cb30, #a3e430); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #E4CB30?: #E4CB30 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CB30?: The RGB value is 228, 203, 48: 228 red, 203 green and 48 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CB30?: The complementary color is #3049E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CB30?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.88:1 and white text 1.63:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.