What color is #EAE772?

#EAE772 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #EAE772?

The RGB value is 234, 231, 114: 234 red, 231 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #EAE772?

The complementary color is #7275EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #EAE772?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#EAE772 color

#EAE772 rgb(234, 231, 114)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #EAE772 is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 91.8% red, 90.6% green and 44.7% blue (234, 231, 114).

Its hue angle is 59°, with 74% saturation and 68% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 1% magenta, 51% yellow and 8% black.

The closest named color is Illuminating (#EEEE77), a difference of 1.6 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.17:1).

#EAE772 color codes

HEX	`#EAE772`
RGB	`rgb(234, 231, 114)`
RGB percent	`rgb(91.8%, 90.6%, 44.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(59, 74%, 68%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(59, 51%, 92%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 1%, 51%, 8%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(89.79, -14.26, 56.59)`
CIE LCH	`lch(89.79, 58.36, 104.15)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(65.547, 75.861, 27.106)`
Decimal	`15394674`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #EAE772, 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 #EAE772	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.17:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#EAE772 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.3:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.17:1	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 #EAE772 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #eae772; }
.text { color: #eae772; }
.border { border: 2px solid #eae772; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(234 231 114 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #eae772, #b1ea72); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Butter Yellow.

Questions

What color is #EAE772?: #EAE772 is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Illuminating. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #EAE772?: The RGB value is 234, 231, 114: 234 red, 231 green and 114 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #EAE772?: The complementary color is #7275EA, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #EAE772?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.17:1 and white text 1.3:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.