What color is #E4D755?

#E4D755 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garlic Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E4D755?

The RGB value is 228, 215, 85: 228 red, 215 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E4D755?

The complementary color is #5562E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E4D755?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E4D755 color

#E4D755 rgb(228, 215, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E4D755 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 84.3% green and 33.3% blue (228, 215, 85).

Its hue angle is 55°, with 73% saturation and 61% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 63% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Garlic Butter (#EDDF5E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.15:1).

#E4D755 color codes

HEX	`#E4D755`
RGB	`rgb(228, 215, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.4%, 84.3%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(55, 73%, 61%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(55, 63%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 63%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.87, -10.84, 63.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.87, 64.59, 99.66)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.937, 65.753, 18.232)`
Decimal	`14997333`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E4D755, 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 #E4D755	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.15:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E4D755 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.48:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.15:1	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 #E4D755 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e4d755; }
.text { color: #e4d755; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e4d755; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(228 215 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e4d755, #a9e455); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #E4D755?: #E4D755 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Garlic Butter. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E4D755?: The RGB value is 228, 215, 85: 228 red, 215 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E4D755?: The complementary color is #5562E4, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E4D755?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.15:1 and white text 1.48:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.