What color is #E5E9A7?

#E5E9A7 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pollen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E5E9A7?

The RGB value is 229, 233, 167: 229 red, 233 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E5E9A7?

The complementary color is #ABA7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E5E9A7?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E5E9A7 color

#E5E9A7 rgb(229, 233, 167)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E5E9A7 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 91.4% green and 65.5% blue (229, 233, 167).

Its hue angle is 64°, with 60% saturation and 78% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 2% cyan, 0% magenta, 28% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Pollen (#EEEEAA), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.55:1).

#E5E9A7 color codes

HEX	`#E5E9A7`
RGB	`rgb(229, 233, 167)`
RGB percent	`rgb(89.8%, 91.4%, 65.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(64, 60%, 78%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(64, 28%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(2%, 0%, 28%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(90.66, -11.59, 31.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(90.66, 33.78, 110.07)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(68.427, 77.727, 47.95)`
Decimal	`15067559`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E5E9A7, 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 #E5E9A7	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.55:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E5E9A7 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.27:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.55:1	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 #E5E9A7 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e5e9a7; }
.text { color: #e5e9a7; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e5e9a7; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(229 233 167 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e5e9a7, #c4e9a7); }

Background

Text color

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Questions

What color is #E5E9A7?: #E5E9A7 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Pollen. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E5E9A7?: The RGB value is 229, 233, 167: 229 red, 233 green and 167 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E5E9A7?: The complementary color is #ABA7E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E5E9A7?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.55:1 and white text 1.27:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.