What color is #E2B051?

#E2B051 is a moderate orange known as Gold of Triumph. It belongs to the orange family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Gold of Triumph?

The RGB value is 226, 176, 81: 226 red, 176 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Gold of Triumph?

The complementary color is #5183E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2B051?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Gold of Triumph color: hex code #E2B051

#E2B051 rgb(226, 176, 81)

Shades of orange

Gold of Triumph has the hex code #E2B051. It is a moderate orange.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 69% green and 31.8% blue (226, 176, 81).

Its hue angle is 39°, with 71% saturation and 60% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 22% magenta, 64% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.56:1).

Gold of Triumph (#E2B051) color codes

HEX	`#E2B051`
RGB	`rgb(226, 176, 81)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 69%, 31.8%)`
HSL	`hsl(39, 71%, 60%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(39, 64%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 22%, 64%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(74.71, 8.22, 54.35)`
CIE LCH	`lch(74.71, 54.96, 81.39)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(48.377, 47.817, 14.465)`
Decimal	`14856273`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Gold of Triumph, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E2B051	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2B051 as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.99:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.56:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E2B051 looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2b051; }
.text { color: #e2b051; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2b051; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 176 81 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2b051, #cbe251); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Honey.

See #E2B051 on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2B051?: #E2B051 is a moderate orange known as Gold of Triumph. It belongs to the orange family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Gold of Triumph?: The RGB value is 226, 176, 81: 226 red, 176 green and 81 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Gold of Triumph?: The complementary color is #5183E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2B051?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.56:1 and white text 1.99:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.