What color is #E7BB49?

#E7BB49 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Honey Crisp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7BB49?

The RGB value is 231, 187, 73: 231 red, 187 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7BB49?

The complementary color is #4975E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7BB49?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7BB49 color

#E7BB49 rgb(231, 187, 73)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E7BB49 is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 73.3% green and 28.6% blue (231, 187, 73).

Its hue angle is 43°, with 77% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 19% magenta, 68% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Honey Crisp (#E9C160), a difference of 2.6 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.6:1).

#E7BB49 color codes

HEX	`#E7BB49`
RGB	`rgb(231, 187, 73)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 73.3%, 28.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(43, 77%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(43, 68%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 19%, 68%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(77.88, 4.09, 61.41)`
CIE LCH	`lch(77.88, 61.54, 86.19)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(51.931, 53.014, 13.8)`
Decimal	`15186761`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7BB49, 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 #E7BB49	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.6:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7BB49 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.81:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.6:1	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 #E7BB49 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7bb49; }
.text { color: #e7bb49; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7bb49; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 187 73 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7bb49, #c4e749); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mango.

Questions

What color is #E7BB49?: #E7BB49 is a moderate orange, closest to the named color Honey Crisp. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7BB49?: The RGB value is 231, 187, 73: 231 red, 187 green and 73 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7BB49?: The complementary color is #4975E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7BB49?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.6:1 and white text 1.81:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.