What color is #E8E676?

#E8E676 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E8E676?

The RGB value is 232, 230, 118: 232 red, 230 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E8E676?

The complementary color is #7678E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E8E676?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E8E676 color

#E8E676 rgb(232, 230, 118)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E8E676 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91% red, 90.2% green and 46.3% blue (232, 230, 118).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 71% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 49% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Illuminating (#EEEE77), a difference of 1.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.01:1).

#E8E676 color codes

HEX	`#E8E676`
RGB	`rgb(232, 230, 118)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91%, 90.2%, 46.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 71%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 49%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 49%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.42, -14.23, 54.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.42, 56.1, 104.69)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(64.847, 75.059, 28.208)`
Decimal	`15263350`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E8E676, 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 #E8E676	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.01:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E8E676 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.31:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.01:1	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 #E8E676 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e8e676; }
.text { color: #e8e676; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e8e676; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(232 230 118 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e8e676, #b1e876); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Pastel Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E8E676?: #E8E676 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E8E676?: The RGB value is 232, 230, 118: 232 red, 230 green and 118 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E8E676?: The complementary color is #7678E8, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E8E676?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.01:1 and white text 1.31:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.