What color is #E8C217?

#E8C217 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yolk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8C217?

The RGB value is 232, 194, 23: 232 red, 194 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8C217?

The complementary color is #173DE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8C217?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8C217 color

#E8C217 rgb(232, 194, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8C217 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 76.1% green and 9% blue (232, 194, 23).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 82% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 16% magenta, 90% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Yolk (#EEC701), a difference of 1.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 12.16:1).

#E8C217 color codes

HEX	`#E8C217`
RGB	`rgb(232, 194, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 76.1%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 82%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 90%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 16%, 90%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(79.5, -0.81, 78.17)`
CIE LCH	`lch(79.5, 78.18, 90.59)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(52.728, 55.805, 8.805)`
Decimal	`15254039`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8C217, 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 #E8C217	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	12.16:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8C217 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.73:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	12.16:1	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 #E8C217 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8c217; }
.text { color: #e8c217; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8c217; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 194 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8c217, #a5e817); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Saffron.

Questions

What color is #E8C217?: #E8C217 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Yolk. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8C217?: The RGB value is 232, 194, 23: 232 red, 194 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8C217?: The complementary color is #173DE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8C217?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 12.16:1 and white text 1.73:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.