What color is #E5CF7D?

#E5CF7D 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 #E5CF7D?

The RGB value is 229, 207, 125: 229 red, 207 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5CF7D?

The complementary color is #7D93E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5CF7D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5CF7D color

#E5CF7D rgb(229, 207, 125)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E5CF7D is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 81.2% green and 49% blue (229, 207, 125).

Its hue angle is 47°, with 67% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 45% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Ancient Treasure (#E7D082), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.55:1).

#E5CF7D color codes

HEX	`#E5CF7D`
RGB	`rgb(229, 207, 125)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 81.2%, 49%)`
HSL	`hsl(47, 67%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(47, 45%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 45%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.32, -3.2, 43.39)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.32, 43.51, 94.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.329, 62.767, 28.441)`
Decimal	`15060861`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5CF7D, 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 #E5CF7D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5CF7D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.55:1	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 #E5CF7D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5cf7d; }
.text { color: #e5cf7d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5cf7d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 207 125 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5cf7d, #c7e57d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E5CF7D?: #E5CF7D 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 #E5CF7D?: The RGB value is 229, 207, 125: 229 red, 207 green and 125 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5CF7D?: The complementary color is #7D93E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5CF7D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.55:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.