What color is #E9E354?

#E9E354 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dragon’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E9E354?

The RGB value is 233, 227, 84: 233 red, 227 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E9E354?

The complementary color is #545AE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E9E354?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E9E354 color

#E9E354 rgb(233, 227, 84)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E9E354 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.4% red, 89% green and 32.9% blue (233, 227, 84).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 77% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 3% magenta, 64% yellow and 9% black.

The closest named color is Dragon’s Gold (#E7E04E), a difference of 0.8 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 15.58:1).

#E9E354 color codes

HEX	`#E9E354`
RGB	`rgb(233, 227, 84)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.4%, 89%, 32.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 77%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 64%, 91%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 3%, 64%, 9%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(88.4, -14.81, 67.94)`
CIE LCH	`lch(88.4, 69.53, 102.3)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(62.676, 72.904, 19.156)`
Decimal	`15328084`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E9E354, 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 #E9E354	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	15.58:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E9E354 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.35:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	15.58:1	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 #E9E354 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e9e354; }
.text { color: #e9e354; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e9e354; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(233 227 84 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e9e354, #a4e954); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #E9E354?: #E9E354 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dragon’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E9E354?: The RGB value is 233, 227, 84: 233 red, 227 green and 84 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E9E354?: The complementary color is #545AE9, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E9E354?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 15.58:1 and white text 1.35:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.