What color is #E4CC84?

#E4CC84 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ancient Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CC84?

The RGB value is 228, 204, 132: 228 red, 204 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CC84?

The complementary color is #849CE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CC84?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CC84 color

#E4CC84 rgb(228, 204, 132)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E4CC84 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 80% green and 51.8% blue (228, 204, 132).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 64% saturation and 71% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 42% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Treasure (#E7D082), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.27:1).

#E4CC84 color codes

HEX	`#E4CC84`
RGB	`rgb(228, 204, 132)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 80%, 51.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 64%, 71%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 42%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 11%, 42%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.57, -1.35, 38.9)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.57, 38.93, 91.99)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.754, 61.348, 30.624)`
Decimal	`14994564`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CC84, 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 #E4CC84	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.27:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CC84 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.27:1	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 #E4CC84 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cc84; }
.text { color: #e4cc84; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cc84; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 204 132 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cc84, #cce484); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E4CC84?: #E4CC84 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ancient Treasure. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CC84?: The RGB value is 228, 204, 132: 228 red, 204 green and 132 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CC84?: The complementary color is #849CE4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CC84?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.27:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.