What color is #E8D879?

#E8D879 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celestial Crown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8D879?

The RGB value is 232, 216, 121: 232 red, 216 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D879?

The complementary color is #7989E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D879?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D879 color

#E8D879 rgb(232, 216, 121)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8D879 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 84.7% green and 47.5% blue (232, 216, 121).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 7% magenta, 48% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Crown (#EAD97C), a difference of 0.5 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.53:1).

#E8D879 color codes

HEX	`#E8D879`
RGB	`rgb(232, 216, 121)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 84.7%, 47.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 48%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 7%, 48%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.83, -6.96, 48.52)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.83, 49.01, 98.17)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.287, 67.65, 27.915)`
Decimal	`15259769`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D879, 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 #E8D879	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.53:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D879 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.45:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.53:1	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 #E8D879 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d879; }
.text { color: #e8d879; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d879; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 216 121 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d879, #c1e879); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E8D879?: #E8D879 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Celestial Crown. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8D879?: The RGB value is 232, 216, 121: 232 red, 216 green and 121 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D879?: The complementary color is #7989E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D879?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.53:1 and white text 1.45:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.