What color is #E8E09B?

#E8E09B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lemonade. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E09B?

The RGB value is 232, 224, 155: 232 red, 224 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E09B?

The complementary color is #9BA3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E09B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E09B color

#E8E09B rgb(232, 224, 155)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8E09B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 87.8% green and 60.8% blue (232, 224, 155).

Its hue angle is 54°, with 63% saturation and 76% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 33% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Lemonade (#EFE499), a difference of 1.7 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.57:1).

#E8E09B color codes

HEX	`#E8E09B`
RGB	`rgb(232, 224, 155)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 87.8%, 60.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(54, 63%, 76%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(54, 33%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 33%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.37, -7.44, 34.83)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.37, 35.61, 102.05)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.851, 72.835, 41.594)`
Decimal	`15261851`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E09B, 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 #E8E09B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.57:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E09B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.57:1	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 #E8E09B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e09b; }
.text { color: #e8e09b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e09b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 224 155 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e09b, #cae89b); }

Background

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Questions

What color is #E8E09B?: #E8E09B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Lemonade. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E09B?: The RGB value is 232, 224, 155: 232 red, 224 green and 155 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E09B?: The complementary color is #9BA3E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E09B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.57:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.