#E5BC2A color

  • HEX#E5BC2A
  • RGBrgb(229, 188, 42)
  • HSLhsl(47, 78%, 53%)
  • CMYK0, 18, 82, 10

About #E5BC2A

#E5BC2A is a medium yellow color with the hex code #E5BC2A. In RGB it is red 229, green 188, blue 42; in HSL it is hue 47°, saturation 78%, lightness 53%; in CMYK it is 0%, 18%, 82%, 10%. Its contrast ratio is 1.82:1 on white and 11.56:1 on black.

#E5BC2A Color Conversion

Hex tripletE5, BC, 2A
CMYK0.00%, 17.90%, 81.66%, 10.20%
RGB Decimal229, 188, 42
HSL47°, 78%, 53%
RGB Octal345, 274, 52
HSV (HSB)46.84°, 81.66%, 89.80%
RGB Binary11100101, 10111100, 101010
CIE-L*AB77.75, 1.44, 72.29
RGB Percent89.80%, 73.73%, 16.47%
CIE-L*CH77.75, 72.31, 88.86
XYZ50.71, 52.79, 9.71
CIE-L*UV77.75, 35.26, 77.56
xyY0.45, 0.47, 52.79
Hunter-Lab72.66, -2.56, 42.94
RYB37.06%, 89.80%, 16.47%

Color Accessibility Scores

#E5BC2A on a dark background: contrast 11.56:1, passes WCAG AAA.
#E5BC2A on a light background: contrast 1.82:1, fails WCAG AA.

Color Shades

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Complementary palette

#E5BC2A · #EFD67B · #9F8114 · #2A52E5 · #7B94EF

Analogous palette

#E52A52 · #E55F2A · #E5BC2A · #B0E52A · #52E52A

Triadic palette

#E5BC2A · #2AE5BC · #BC2AE5 · #EFD67B · #7BEFD6

Tetradic palette

#E5BC2A · #2AE55F · #2A52E5 · #E52AB0 · #9F8114

Monochromatic palette

#68550D · #AC8C15 · #E5BC2A · #EDD16E · #F5E7B2

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