What color is #E8BF18?

#E8BF18 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fat Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8BF18?

The RGB value is 232, 191, 24: 232 red, 191 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8BF18?

The complementary color is #1841E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8BF18?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8BF18 color

#E8BF18 rgb(232, 191, 24)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8BF18 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 74.9% green and 9.4% blue (232, 191, 24).

Its hue angle is 48°, with 82% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 90% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Fat Gold (#E6BC00), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 11.9:1).

#E8BF18 color codes

HEX	`#E8BF18`
RGB	`rgb(232, 191, 24)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 74.9%, 9.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(48, 82%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(48, 90%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 18%, 90%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(78.74, 0.76, 77.42)`
CIE LCH	`lch(78.74, 77.42, 89.44)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.078, 54.487, 8.638)`
Decimal	`15253272`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8BF18, 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 #E8BF18	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	11.9:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8BF18 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.77:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	11.9:1	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 #E8BF18 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8bf18; }
.text { color: #e8bf18; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8bf18; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 191 24 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8bf18, #a9e818); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8BF18?: #E8BF18 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Fat Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8BF18?: The RGB value is 232, 191, 24: 232 red, 191 green and 24 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8BF18?: The complementary color is #1841E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8BF18?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 11.9:1 and white text 1.77:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.