What color is #E9D577?

#E9D577 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 #E9D577?

The RGB value is 233, 213, 119: 233 red, 213 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9D577?

The complementary color is #778BE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9D577?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9D577 color

#E9D577 rgb(233, 213, 119)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E9D577 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 83.5% green and 46.7% blue (233, 213, 119).

Its hue angle is 49°, with 72% saturation and 69% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 49% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Celestial Crown (#EAD97C), a difference of 1.2 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.25:1).

#E9D577 color codes

HEX	`#E9D577`
RGB	`rgb(233, 213, 119)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 83.5%, 46.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(49, 72%, 69%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(49, 49%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 49%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.12, -5.22, 48.64)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.12, 48.92, 96.12)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.73, 66.246, 27.037)`
Decimal	`15324535`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9D577, 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 #E9D577	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.25:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9D577 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.47:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.25:1	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 #E9D577 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9d577; }
.text { color: #e9d577; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9d577; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 213 119 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9d577, #c4e977); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #E9D577?: #E9D577 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 #E9D577?: The RGB value is 233, 213, 119: 233 red, 213 green and 119 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9D577?: The complementary color is #778BE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9D577?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.25:1 and white text 1.47:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.