What color is #E8CC17?

#E8CC17 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8CC17?

The RGB value is 232, 204, 23: 232 red, 204 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8CC17?

The complementary color is #1733E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8CC17?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8CC17 color

#E8CC17 rgb(232, 204, 23)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8CC17 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 80% green and 9% blue (232, 204, 23).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 82% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 90% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Oh Em Ghee (#E3C81C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.08:1).

#E8CC17 color codes

HEX	`#E8CC17`
RGB	`rgb(232, 204, 23)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 80%, 9%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 82%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 90%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 90%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.06, -5.94, 80.14)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.06, 80.36, 94.24)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(55.029, 60.406, 9.572)`
Decimal	`15256599`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8CC17, 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 #E8CC17	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.08:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8CC17 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.61:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.08:1	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 #E8CC17 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8cc17; }
.text { color: #e8cc17; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8cc17; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 204 23 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8cc17, #9ce817); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #E8CC17?: #E8CC17 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8CC17?: The RGB value is 232, 204, 23: 232 red, 204 green and 23 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8CC17?: The complementary color is #1733E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8CC17?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.08:1 and white text 1.61:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.