What color is #E8AF00?

#E8AF00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Trumpet Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8AF00?

The RGB value is 232, 175, 0: 232 red, 175 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8AF00?

The complementary color is #0039E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8AF00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8AF00 color

#E8AF00 rgb(232, 175, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8AF00 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 68.6% green and 0% blue (232, 175, 0).

Its hue angle is 45°, with 100% saturation and 45% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 25% magenta, 100% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Trumpet Gold (#E9B413), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

#E8AF00 color codes

HEX	`#E8AF00`
RGB	`rgb(232, 175, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 68.6%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(45, 100%, 45%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(45, 100%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 25%, 100%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.71, 8.86, 77.56)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.71, 78.06, 83.48)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.612, 47.82, 6.67)`
Decimal	`15249152`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8AF00, 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 #E8AF00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8AF00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	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 #E8AF00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8af00; }
.text { color: #e8af00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8af00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 175 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8af00, #ade800); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Goldenrod.

Questions

What color is #E8AF00?: #E8AF00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Trumpet Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8AF00?: The RGB value is 232, 175, 0: 232 red, 175 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8AF00?: The complementary color is #0039E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8AF00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.