What color is #E5D694?

#E5D694 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5D694?

The RGB value is 229, 214, 148: 229 red, 214 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5D694?

The complementary color is #94A3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5D694?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5D694 color

#E5D694 rgb(229, 214, 148)

Shades of beige

The hex color #E5D694 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 83.9% green and 58% blue (229, 214, 148).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 61% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 35% yellow and 10% black.

The closest named color is Sunny Glory (#E8D99C), a difference of 1.3 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.38:1).

#E5D694 color codes

HEX	`#E5D694`
RGB	`rgb(229, 214, 148)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 83.9%, 58%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 61%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 35%, 90%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 35%, 10%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.45, -4.33, 34.51)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.45, 34.78, 97.16)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.706, 66.891, 37.672)`
Decimal	`15062676`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5D694, 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 #E5D694	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.38:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5D694 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.38:1	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 #E5D694 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5d694; }
.text { color: #e5d694; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5d694; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 214 148 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5d694, #cbe594); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E5D694?: #E5D694 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Sunny Glory. It belongs to the beige family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5D694?: The RGB value is 229, 214, 148: 229 red, 214 green and 148 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5D694?: The complementary color is #94A3E5, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5D694?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.38:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.