What color is #E7CA48?

#E7CA48 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Relic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7CA48?

The RGB value is 231, 202, 72: 231 red, 202 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7CA48?

The complementary color is #4865E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7CA48?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7CA48 color

#E7CA48 rgb(231, 202, 72)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E7CA48 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 79.2% green and 28.2% blue (231, 202, 72).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 77% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 13% magenta, 69% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Golden Relic (#E8CE49), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.94:1).

#E7CA48 color codes

HEX	`#E7CA48`
RGB	`rgb(231, 202, 72)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 79.2%, 28.2%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 77%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 69%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 13%, 69%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(81.68, -3.73, 65.71)`
CIE LCH	`lch(81.68, 65.81, 93.25)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.248, 59.701, 14.743)`
Decimal	`15190600`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7CA48, 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 #E7CA48	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.94:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7CA48 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.62:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.94:1	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 #E7CA48 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7ca48; }
.text { color: #e7ca48; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7ca48; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 202 72 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7ca48, #b4e748); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E7CA48?: #E7CA48 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Relic. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7CA48?: The RGB value is 231, 202, 72: 231 red, 202 green and 72 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7CA48?: The complementary color is #4865E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7CA48?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.94:1 and white text 1.62:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.