What color is #E5CF55?

#E5CF55 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5CF55?

The RGB value is 229, 207, 85: 229 red, 207 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CF55?

The complementary color is #556BE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CF55?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CF55 color

#E5CF55 rgb(229, 207, 85)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E5CF55 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 81.2% green and 33.3% blue (229, 207, 85).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 73% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 63% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is New Gold (#EAD151), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.39:1).

#E5CF55 color codes

HEX	`#E5CF55`
RGB	`rgb(229, 207, 85)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 81.2%, 33.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 73%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 63%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 63%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.88, -6.38, 61.57)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.88, 61.9, 95.92)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.268, 61.942, 17.585)`
Decimal	`15060821`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CF55, 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 #E5CF55	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.39:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CF55 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.57:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.39:1	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 #E5CF55 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cf55; }
.text { color: #e5cf55; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cf55; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 207 85 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cf55, #b3e555); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E5CF55?: #E5CF55 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5CF55?: The RGB value is 229, 207, 85: 229 red, 207 green and 85 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CF55?: The complementary color is #556BE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CF55?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.39:1 and white text 1.57:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.