What color is #E5D217?

#E5D217 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Holy Grail. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D217?

The RGB value is 229, 210, 23: 229 red, 210 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D217?

The complementary color is #172AE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D217?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D217 color

#E5D217 rgb(229, 210, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E5D217 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 82.4% green and 9% blue (229, 210, 23).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 82% saturation and 49% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 90% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Holy Grail (#E8D720), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.56:1).

#E5D217 color codes

HEX	`#E5D217`
RGB	`rgb(229, 210, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 82.4%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 82%, 49%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 90%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 8%, 90%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(83.35, -10.25, 81.02)`
CIE LCH	`lch(83.35, 81.66, 97.21)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.517, 62.816, 10.011)`
Decimal	`15061527`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D217, 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 #E5D217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.55:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.56:1	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 #E5D217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d217; }
.text { color: #e5d217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 210 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d217, #91e517); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #E5D217?: #E5D217 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Holy Grail. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D217?: The RGB value is 229, 210, 23: 229 red, 210 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D217?: The complementary color is #172AE5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D217?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.56:1 and white text 1.55:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.