What color is #E2B31B?

#E2B31B is a moderate yellow known as Golden Frame. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of Golden Frame?

The RGB value is 226, 179, 27: 226 red, 179 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of Golden Frame?

The complementary color is #1B4AE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2B31B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

Golden Frame color: hex code #E2B31B

#E2B31B rgb(226, 179, 27)

Shades of yellow

Golden Frame has the hex code #E2B31B. It is a moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 70.2% green and 10.6% blue (226, 179, 27).

Its hue angle is 46°, with 79% saturation and 50% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 88% yellow and 11% black.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 10.7:1).

Golden Frame (#E2B31B) color codes

HEX	`#E2B31B`
RGB	`rgb(226, 179, 27)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 70.2%, 10.6%)`
HSL	`hsl(46, 79%, 50%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(46, 88%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 21%, 88%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(75.13, 4.48, 73.76)`
CIE LCH	`lch(75.13, 73.9, 86.52)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(47.685, 48.491, 7.885)`
Decimal	`14856987`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with Golden Frame, 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 #E2B31B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	10.7:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2B31B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.96:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	10.7:1	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 #E2B31B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2b31b; }
.text { color: #e2b31b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2b31b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 179 27 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2b31b, #aee21b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Metallic Gold.

See #E2B31B on its hex code page

Questions

What color is #E2B31B?: #E2B31B is a moderate yellow known as Golden Frame. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of Golden Frame?: The RGB value is 226, 179, 27: 226 red, 179 green and 27 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of Golden Frame?: The complementary color is #1B4AE2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2B31B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 10.7:1 and white text 1.96:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.