What color is #E4CD40?

#E4CD40 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Relic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4CD40?

The RGB value is 228, 205, 64: 228 red, 205 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4CD40?

The complementary color is #4057E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4CD40?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4CD40 color

#E4CD40 rgb(228, 205, 64)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E4CD40 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 80.4% green and 25.1% blue (228, 205, 64).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 75% saturation and 57% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 72% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Golden Relic (#E8CE49), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.11:1).

#E4CD40 color codes

HEX	`#E4CD40`
RGB	`rgb(228, 205, 64)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 80.4%, 25.1%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 75%, 57%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 72%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 72%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.13, -6.92, 69.09)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.13, 69.43, 95.72)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(54.754, 60.529, 13.649)`
Decimal	`14994752`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4CD40, 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 #E4CD40	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.11:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4CD40 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.6:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.11:1	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 #E4CD40 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4cd40; }
.text { color: #e4cd40; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4cd40; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 205 64 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4cd40, #a9e440); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E4CD40?: #E4CD40 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Relic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4CD40?: The RGB value is 228, 205, 64: 228 red, 205 green and 64 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4CD40?: The complementary color is #4057E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4CD40?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.11:1 and white text 1.6:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.