#E5E22A Color

#E5E22A is rgb(229, 226, 42) in RGB and hsl(59, 78%, 53%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gold. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E5E22A

HEX#E5E22A

RGBrgb(229, 226, 42)

HSLhsl(59, 78%, 53%)

HSVhsv(59, 82%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(88.7% 0.183 108.6)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 1%, 82%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E5E22A background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.38:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.24:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E5E22A based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E5E22A Complementary#2A2DE5 Analogous#E5842A Analogous#8AE52A Triadic#2AE5E2 Triadic#E22AE5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E5E22A, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E8E545 #ECEA65 #EFED80 #F3F2A0 #F7F6BB #FBFADB

Shades

#D1CE1A #B1AE16 #918F12 #71700E #52510A #323106

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