What color is #E8D08E?

#E8D08E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Nectar Jackpot. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D08E?

The RGB value is 232, 208, 142: 232 red, 208 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D08E?

The complementary color is #8EA6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D08E?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D08E color

#E8D08E rgb(232, 208, 142)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8D08E is a light, moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 81.6% green and 55.7% blue (232, 208, 142).

Its hue angle is 44°, with 66% saturation and 73% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 39% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Nectar Jackpot (#F0D38F), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.84:1).

#E8D08E color codes

HEX	`#E8D08E`
RGB	`rgb(232, 208, 142)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 81.6%, 55.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(44, 66%, 73%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(44, 39%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 39%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.08, -0.76, 35.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.08, 35.84, 91.22)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.718, 64.223, 34.784)`
Decimal	`15257742`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D08E, 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 #E8D08E	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.84:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D08E as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.84:1	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 #E8D08E looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d08e; }
.text { color: #e8d08e; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d08e; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 208 142 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d08e, #d3e88e); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Buff.

Questions

What color is #E8D08E?: #E8D08E is a light, moderate orange, closest to the named color Nectar Jackpot. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D08E?: The RGB value is 232, 208, 142: 232 red, 208 green and 142 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D08E?: The complementary color is #8EA6E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D08E?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.84:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.