#E5C42E Color

#E5C42E is rgb(229, 196, 46) in RGB and hsl(49, 78%, 54%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Goldenrod. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E5C42E

HEX#E5C42E

RGBrgb(229, 196, 46)

HSLhsl(49, 78%, 54%)

HSVhsv(49, 80%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(82.5% 0.158 95.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 14%, 80%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E5C42E background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.71:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text12.27:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E5C42E based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E5C42E Complementary#2E50E5 Analogous#E5682E Analogous#ABE52E Triadic#2EE5C4 Triadic#C42EE5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E5C42E, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E9CB49 #ECD469 #F0DC84 #F3E4A0 #F7ECBB #FBF5DB

Shades

#D5B31A #B69816 #967E13 #715F0E #52450A #322A06

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