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E2D136

#E2D136 closest to Aurora

#E2D136 is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Aurora. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 82.0% green and 21.2% blue (rgb(226, 209, 54)). Its HSL value is 54° hue, 75% saturation and 55% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 8% magenta, 76% yellow and 11% black. #E2D136 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.41:1.

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Variations of #E2D136

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

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

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E2D136 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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#E2D136 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2D136 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 #EAD242
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4CA10
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E4CD25
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #EAD242
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E7D13C
  • Tritanopia 70% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F3C2B4
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E8CB83
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CECECE
  • Achromatomaly 74% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D4CFB7

#E2D136 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.57:1 Very poor#E2D136 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.41:1 Super#E2D136 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2D136 in CSS

/* Aurora */
.color { color: #E2D136; }
.background { background-color: #E2D136; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2D136; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 209 54);
color: hsl(54 75% 55%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.164 102.8);

#E2D136 FAQ

What color is #E2D136?

#E2D136 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Aurora. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2D136?

#E2D136 is rgb(226, 209, 54) in RGB, hsl(54, 75%, 55%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 8%, 76%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2D136?

The complementary color of #E2D136 is #3647E2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2D136?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2D136: 13.41:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2D136 a warm or cool color?

#E2D136 is a warm color.