E2C141

#E2C141 closest to Finger Banana

#E2C141 is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Finger Banana. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 75.7% green and 25.5% blue (rgb(226, 193, 65)). Its HSL value is 48° hue, 74% saturation and 57% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 15% magenta, 71% yellow and 11% black. #E2C141 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.94:1.

#E2C141 color conversion

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Variations of #E2C141

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

#E2C141 color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2C141 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2C141 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 97% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DDC748
  • Protanopia 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D5BD2E
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D9BF36
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DDC748
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DEC544
  • Tritanopia 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F4B2A7
  • Tritanomaly 87% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E9BB7D
  • Achromatopsia 71% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C3C3C3
  • Achromatomaly 77% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CBC3AE

#E2C141 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.76:1 Very poor#E2C141 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.94:1 Very good#E2C141 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2C141 in CSS

/* Finger Banana */
.color { color: #E2C141; }
.background { background-color: #E2C141; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2C141; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 193 65);
color: hsl(48 74% 57%);
color: oklch(0.817 0.146 94.2);

#E2C141 FAQ

What color is #E2C141?

#E2C141 is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Finger Banana. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2C141?

#E2C141 is rgb(226, 193, 65) in RGB, hsl(48, 74%, 57%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 15%, 71%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2C141?

The complementary color of #E2C141 is #4162E2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2C141?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2C141: 11.94:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2C141 a warm or cool color?

#E2C141 is a warm color.