What color is #E2DD5B?

#E2DD5B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dragon’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E2DD5B?

The RGB value is 226, 221, 91: 226 red, 221 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E2DD5B?

The complementary color is #5B60E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E2DD5B?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E2DD5B color

#E2DD5B rgb(226, 221, 91)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E2DD5B is a light, moderate yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 86.7% green and 35.7% blue (226, 221, 91).

Its hue angle is 58°, with 70% saturation and 62% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 0% cyan, 2% magenta, 60% yellow and 11% black.

The closest named color is Dragon’s Gold (#E7E04E), a difference of 1.9 ΔE, which is barely visible.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 14.73:1).

#E2DD5B color codes

HEX	`#E2DD5B`
RGB	`rgb(226, 221, 91)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.6%, 86.7%, 35.7%)`
HSL	`hsl(58, 70%, 62%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(58, 60%, 89%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(0%, 2%, 60%, 11%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(86.32, -14.27, 62.68)`
CIE LCH	`lch(86.32, 64.28, 102.82)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(59.111, 68.639, 20.03)`
Decimal	`14867803`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E2DD5B, 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 #E2DD5B	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	14.73:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E2DD5B as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.43:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	14.73:1	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 #E2DD5B looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e2dd5b; }
.text { color: #e2dd5b; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e2dd5b; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(226 221 91 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e2dd5b, #a4e25b); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Dandelion.

Questions

What color is #E2DD5B?: #E2DD5B is a light, moderate yellow, closest to the named color Dragon’s Gold. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E2DD5B?: The RGB value is 226, 221, 91: 226 red, 221 green and 91 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E2DD5B?: The complementary color is #5B60E2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E2DD5B?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 14.73:1 and white text 1.43:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.