What color is #E5D065?

#E5D065 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Kings Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D065?

The RGB value is 229, 208, 101: 229 red, 208 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D065?

The complementary color is #657AE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D065?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D065 color

#E5D065 rgb(229, 208, 101)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E5D065 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 81.6% green and 39.6% blue (229, 208, 101).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 71% saturation and 65% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 56% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Kings Yellow (#EAD665), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.54:1).

#E5D065 color codes

HEX	`#E5D065`
RGB	`rgb(229, 208, 101)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 81.6%, 39.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 71%, 65%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 56%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 56%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.29, -5.79, 54.91)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.29, 55.21, 96.02)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(57.22, 62.712, 21.4)`
Decimal	`15061093`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D065, 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 #E5D065	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.54:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D065 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.54:1	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 #E5D065 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d065; }
.text { color: #e5d065; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d065; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 208 101 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d065, #bae565); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E5D065?: #E5D065 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Kings Yellow. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D065?: The RGB value is 229, 208, 101: 229 red, 208 green and 101 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D065?: The complementary color is #657AE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D065?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.54:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.