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#E8D030 Color

#E8D030 is rgb(232, 208, 48) in RGB, hsl(52, 80%, 55%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 10%, 79%, 9%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Citrine (#E4D00A), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 6.82. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E8D030
HEX#E8D030
RGBrgb(232, 208, 48)
HSLhsl(52, 80%, 55%)
HSVhsv(52, 79%, 91%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 10%, 79%, 9%)
OKLCHoklch(85.2% 0.166 100.1)
LABlab(83.63% -2.79 74.96)
LCHlch(83.63% 75.01 92.13)

What #E8D030 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E8D030, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#E8D030 Channel Values

How #E8D030 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 232 · G 208 · B 488-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 52° · S 80% · L 55%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 52° · S 79% · V 91%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 10% · Y 79% · K 9%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.56:1 vs white · 13.5:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E8D030 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

Fails AAWhite text1.56:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.5:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E8D030

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E8D030; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Analogous
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Triadic
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Tints & Shades of #E8D030

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E8D030.

How #E8D030 Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E8D030
Protanopia#D4D42F
Protanomaly#DCD330
Deuteranopia#D8D82B
Deuteranomaly#DFD52D
Tritanopia#F1C4C4
Tritanomaly#EEC99F
Achromatopsia#CFCFCF

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E8D030 in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--color-e8d030: #E8D030;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E8D030;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e8d030': '#E8D030' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.910, green: 0.816, blue: 0.188)
Android XML<color name="color_e8d030">#E8D030</color>
SVG fillfill="#E8D030"

More Yellow Colors

#E8D030 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E8D030 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E8D030?

#E8D030 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(232, 208, 48) in RGB and hsl(52, 80%, 55%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Citrine (#E4D00A), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 6.82.

What is the RGB value of #E8D030?

#E8D030 is rgb(232, 208, 48) — red 232, green 208, and blue 48 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E8D030?

#E8D030 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 10%, 79%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E8D030 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E8D030 scores 1.56:1 against white and 13.5:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E8D030 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E8D030 is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is gold (#FFD700) at a CIE76 distance of 13.48, which is visibly different.

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