#E5B42E Color

#E5B42E is rgb(229, 180, 46) in RGB and hsl(44, 78%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E5B42E

HEX#E5B42E

RGBrgb(229, 180, 46)

HSLhsl(44, 78%, 54%)

HSVhsv(44, 80%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(79.3% 0.15 86.9)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 21%, 80%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E5B42E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.93:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.9:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E5B42E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E5B42E Complementary#2E5FE5 Analogous#E5592E Analogous#BAE52E Triadic#2EE5B4 Triadic#B42EE5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E5B42E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E9BE49 #ECC969 #F0D384 #F3DDA0 #F7E7BB #FBF2DB

Shades

#D5A31A #B68B16 #967313 #71570E #523F0A #322606

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