#E5E524 Color

#E5E524 is rgb(229, 229, 36) in RGB and hsl(60, 79%, 52%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is Gold. Black text is most readable on this background.

#E5E524

HEX#E5E524

RGBrgb(229, 229, 36)

HSLhsl(60, 79%, 52%)

HSVhsv(60, 84%, 90%)

OKLCHoklch(89.3% 0.188 109.7)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 0%, 84%, 10%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #E5E524 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text1.35:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text15.56:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E5E524 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#E5E524 Complementary#2424E5 Analogous#E58524 Analogous#85E524 Triadic#24E5E5 Triadic#E524E5

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #E5E524, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#E9E944 #ECEC5F #F0F07F #F3F39B #F7F7BB #FAFAD6

Shades

#CDCD18 #ADAD14 #8D8D11 #72720D #52520A #323206

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