What color is #E8D289?

#E8D289 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Paved With Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D289?

The RGB value is 232, 210, 137: 232 red, 210 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D289?

The complementary color is #899FE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D289?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D289 color

#E8D289 rgb(232, 210, 137)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8D289 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 82.4% green and 53.7% blue (232, 210, 137).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 67% saturation and 72% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 41% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Paved With Gold (#E8D284), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.01:1).

#E8D289 color codes

HEX	`#E8D289`
RGB	`rgb(232, 210, 137)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 82.4%, 53.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 67%, 72%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 41%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 41%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.51, -2.33, 38.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.51, 39.01, 93.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.842, 65.057, 33.014)`
Decimal	`15258249`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D289, 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 #E8D289	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D289 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.5:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.01:1	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 #E8D289 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d289; }
.text { color: #e8d289; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d289; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 210 137 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d289, #cee889); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Vanilla.

Questions

What color is #E8D289?: #E8D289 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Paved With Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D289?: The RGB value is 232, 210, 137: 232 red, 210 green and 137 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D289?: The complementary color is #899FE8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D289?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.01:1 and white text 1.5:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.