#E5C22A Color

#E5C22A is rgb(229, 194, 42) in RGB and hsl(49, 78%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E5C22A

HEX#E5C22A

RGBrgb(229, 194, 42)

HSLhsl(49, 78%, 53%)

HSVhsv(49, 82%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(82.1% 0.159 94.8)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 82%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E5C22A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.74:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.08:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E5C22A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E5C22A Complementary#2A4CE5 Analogous#E5652A Analogous#A9E52A Triadic#2AE5C2 Triadic#C22AE5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E5C22A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E8CA45 #ECD365 #EFDB80 #F3E4A0 #F7ECBB #FBF5DB

Shades

#D1AF1A #B19516 #917A12 #715F0E #52450A #322A06

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