What color is #EAD250?

#EAD250 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAD250?

The RGB value is 234, 210, 80: 234 red, 210 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD250?

The complementary color is #5068EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD250?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD250 color

#EAD250 rgb(234, 210, 80)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EAD250 is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 82.4% green and 31.4% blue (234, 210, 80).

Its hue angle is 51°, with 79% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 66% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is New Gold (#EAD151), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 13.83:1).

#EAD250 color codes

HEX	`#EAD250`
RGB	`rgb(234, 210, 80)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 82.4%, 31.4%)`
HSL	`hsl(51, 79%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(51, 66%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 10%, 66%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(84.05, -6.12, 65.03)`
CIE LCH	`lch(84.05, 65.32, 95.38)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(58.429, 64.168, 16.896)`
Decimal	`15389264`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD250, 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 #EAD250	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	13.83:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD250 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.52:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	13.83:1	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 #EAD250 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead250; }
.text { color: #ead250; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead250; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 210 80 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead250, #b5ea50); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #EAD250?: #EAD250 is a moderate yellow, closest to the named color New Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAD250?: The RGB value is 234, 210, 80: 234 red, 210 green and 80 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD250?: The complementary color is #5068EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD250?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 13.83:1 and white text 1.52:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.