What color is #E8D976?

#E8D976 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 #E8D976?

The RGB value is 232, 217, 118: 232 red, 217 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8D976?

The complementary color is #7685E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8D976?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8D976 color

#E8D976 rgb(232, 217, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8D976 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 85.1% green and 46.3% blue (232, 217, 118).

Its hue angle is 52°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 6% magenta, 49% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Crown (#EAD97C), a difference of 1.1 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.62:1).

#E8D976 color codes

HEX	`#E8D976`
RGB	`rgb(232, 217, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 85.1%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(52, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(52, 49%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 6%, 49%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.05, -7.74, 50.23)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.05, 50.82, 98.76)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(61.363, 68.092, 27.047)`
Decimal	`15260022`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8D976, 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 #E8D976	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.62:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8D976 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.44:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.62:1	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 #E8D976 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8d976; }
.text { color: #e8d976; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8d976; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 217 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8d976, #bee876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E8D976?: #E8D976 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 #E8D976?: The RGB value is 232, 217, 118: 232 red, 217 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8D976?: The complementary color is #7685E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8D976?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.62:1 and white text 1.44:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.