What color is #EACE00?

#EACE00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Under the Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EACE00?

The RGB value is 234, 206, 0: 234 red, 206 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EACE00?

The complementary color is #001CEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EACE00?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EACE00 color

#EACE00 rgb(234, 206, 0)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EACE00 is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 80.8% green and 0% blue (234, 206, 0).

Its hue angle is 53°, with 100% saturation and 46% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 100% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Under the Sun (#EFD100), a difference of 0.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.33:1).

#EACE00 color codes

HEX	`#EACE00`
RGB	`rgb(234, 206, 0)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 80.8%, 0%)`
HSL	`hsl(53, 100%, 46%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(53, 100%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 12%, 100%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(82.72, -6.34, 83.26)`
CIE LCH	`lch(82.72, 83.5, 94.35)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(56.006, 61.638, 8.947)`
Decimal	`15388160`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EACE00, 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 #EACE00	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.33:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EACE00 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.58:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.33:1	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 #EACE00 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eace00; }
.text { color: #eace00; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eace00; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 206 0 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eace00, #91ea00); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Gold.

Questions

What color is #EACE00?: #EACE00 is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Under the Sun. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EACE00?: The RGB value is 234, 206, 0: 234 red, 206 green and 0 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EACE00?: The complementary color is #001CEA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EACE00?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.33:1 and white text 1.58:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.