What color is #E8A921?

#E8A921 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Groovy Giraffe. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8A921?

The RGB value is 232, 169, 33: 232 red, 169 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8A921?

The complementary color is #2160E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8A921?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8A921 color

#E8A921 rgb(232, 169, 33)

Shades of orange

The hex color #E8A921 is a vivid orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 66.3% green and 12.9% blue (232, 169, 33).

Its hue angle is 41°, with 81% saturation and 52% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 27% magenta, 86% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Groovy Giraffe (#EEAA11), a difference of 1.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.13:1).

#E8A921 color codes

HEX	`#E8A921`
RGB	`rgb(232, 169, 33)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 66.3%, 12.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(41, 81%, 52%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(41, 86%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 27%, 86%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(73.31, 12.49, 71.16)`
CIE LCH	`lch(73.31, 72.25, 80.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.745, 45.645, 7.734)`
Decimal	`15247649`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8A921, 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 #E8A921	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8A921 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	2.07:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.13:1	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 #E8A921 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8a921; }
.text { color: #e8a921; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8a921; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 169 33 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8a921, #c3e821); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8A921?: #E8A921 is a vivid orange, closest to the named color Groovy Giraffe. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8A921?: The RGB value is 232, 169, 33: 232 red, 169 green and 33 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8A921?: The complementary color is #2160E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8A921?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.13:1 and white text 2.07:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.