What color is #E7D691?

#E7D691 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Buff. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E7D691?

The RGB value is 231, 214, 145: 231 red, 214 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E7D691?

The complementary color is #91A2E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E7D691?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E7D691 color

#E7D691 rgb(231, 214, 145)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E7D691 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 90.6% red, 83.9% green and 56.9% blue (231, 214, 145).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 64% saturation and 74% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 37% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Ivory Buff (#EBD999), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.43:1).

#E7D691 color codes

HEX	`#E7D691`
RGB	`rgb(231, 214, 145)`
RGB percent	`rgb(90.6%, 83.9%, 56.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 64%, 74%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 37%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 37%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.57, -3.9, 36.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.57, 36.44, 96.14)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.114, 67.128, 36.468)`
Decimal	`15193745`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E7D691, 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 #E7D691	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.43:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E7D691 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.43:1	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 #E7D691 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e7d691; }
.text { color: #e7d691; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e7d691; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(231 214 145 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e7d691, #cde791); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E7D691?: #E7D691 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Ivory Buff. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E7D691?: The RGB value is 231, 214, 145: 231 red, 214 green and 145 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E7D691?: The complementary color is #91A2E7, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E7D691?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.43:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.