What color is #E9D474?

#E9D474 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Glitter Storm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9D474?

The RGB value is 233, 212, 116: 233 red, 212 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D474?

The complementary color is #7489E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D474?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D474 color

#E9D474 rgb(233, 212, 116)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E9D474 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 83.1% green and 45.5% blue (233, 212, 116).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 73% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 50% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Golden Glitter Storm (#EAD771), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.13:1).

#E9D474 color codes

HEX	`#E9D474`
RGB	`rgb(233, 212, 116)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 83.1%, 45.5%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 73%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 50%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 50%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.83, -4.97, 49.73)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.83, 49.98, 95.71)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.302, 65.674, 26.02)`
Decimal	`15324276`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D474, 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 #E9D474	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.13:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D474 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.49:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.13:1	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 #E9D474 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d474; }
.text { color: #e9d474; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d474; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 212 116 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d474, #c3e974); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E9D474?: #E9D474 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Golden Glitter Storm. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9D474?: The RGB value is 233, 212, 116: 233 red, 212 green and 116 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D474?: The complementary color is #7489E9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D474?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.13:1 and white text 1.49:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.