What color is #E5CE58?

#E5CE58 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5CE58?

The RGB value is 229, 206, 88: 229 red, 206 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CE58?

The complementary color is #586FE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CE58?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CE58 color

#E5CE58 rgb(229, 206, 88)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E5CE58 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 80.8% green and 34.5% blue (229, 206, 88).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 73% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 62% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is New Gold (#EAD151), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.3:1).

#E5CE58 color codes

HEX	`#E5CE58`
RGB	`rgb(229, 206, 88)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 80.8%, 34.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 73%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 62%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 62%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.65, -5.68, 60.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.65, 60.3, 95.41)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.148, 61.508, 18.145)`
Decimal	`15060568`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CE58, 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 #E5CE58	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.3:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CE58 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.3:1	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 #E5CE58 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5ce58; }
.text { color: #e5ce58; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5ce58; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 206 88 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5ce58, #b6e558); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E5CE58?: #E5CE58 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5CE58?: The RGB value is 229, 206, 88: 229 red, 206 green and 88 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CE58?: The complementary color is #586FE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CE58?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.3:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.