All About Color #E2C522

#E2C522

About #E2C522

#E2C522 is a medium yellow color with the hex code #E2C522. In RGB it is red 226, green 197, blue 34; in HSL it is hue 51°, saturation 77%, lightness 51%; in CMYK it is 0%, 13%, 85%, 11%. Its contrast ratio is 1.72:1 on white and 12.24:1 on black.

#E2C522 Color Conversion

Hex tripletE2, C5, 22
CMYK0.00%, 12.83%, 84.96%, 11.37%
RGB Decimal226, 197, 34
HSL51°, 77%, 51%
RGB Octal342, 305, 42
HSV (HSB)50.94°, 84.96%, 88.63%
RGB Binary11100010, 11000101, 100010
CIE-L*AB79.74, -4.72, 75.91
RGB Percent88.63%, 77.25%, 13.33%
CIE-L*CH79.74, 76.06, 93.56
XYZ51.62, 56.22, 9.64
CIE-L*UV79.74, 26.62, 82.27
xyY0.44, 0.48, 56.22
Hunter-Lab74.98, -8.32, 44.86
RYB26.73%, 88.63%, 13.33%

Color Accessibility Scores

#E2C522 on a dark background: contrast 12.24:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#E2C522 on a light background: contrast 1.72:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

Tints and shades of #E2C522, from lightest to darkest. Each swatch links to its own color page.

Related Palettes

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Complementary palette

#E2C522 · #EDDB73 · #958213 · #223FE2 · #7385ED

Analogous palette

#E2223F · #E26522 · #E2C522 · #9FE222 · #3FE222

Triadic palette

#E2C522 · #22E2C5 · #C522E2 · #EDDB73 · #73EDDB

Tetradic palette

#E2C522 · #22E265 · #223FE2 · #E2229F · #958213

Monochromatic palette

#5F520C · #A28D15 · #E2C522 · #EBD766 · #F4E9A9

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