What color is #EAD671?

#EAD671 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 #EAD671?

The RGB value is 234, 214, 113: 234 red, 214 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAD671?

The complementary color is #7185EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAD671?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAD671 color

#EAD671 rgb(234, 214, 113)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EAD671 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 83.9% green and 44.3% blue (234, 214, 113).

Its hue angle is 50°, with 74% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 9% magenta, 52% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Golden Glitter Storm (#EAD771), a difference of 0.4 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.36:1).

#EAD671 color codes

HEX	`#EAD671`
RGB	`rgb(234, 214, 113)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 83.9%, 44.3%)`
HSL	`hsl(50, 74%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(50, 52%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 9%, 52%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(85.39, -5.84, 51.86)`
CIE LCH	`lch(85.39, 52.19, 96.43)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(60.961, 66.78, 25.298)`
Decimal	`15390321`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAD671, 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 #EAD671	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.36:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAD671 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.46:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.36:1	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 #EAD671 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #ead671; }
.text { color: #ead671; }
.border { border: 2px solid #ead671; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 214 113 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #ead671, #c2ea71); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Mustard.

Questions

What color is #EAD671?: #EAD671 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 #EAD671?: The RGB value is 234, 214, 113: 234 red, 214 green and 113 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAD671?: The complementary color is #7185EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAD671?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.36:1 and white text 1.46:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.