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#E2D64A closest to Sandstorm

#E2D64A is a very light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Sandstorm. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 83.9% green and 29.0% blue (rgb(226, 214, 74)). Its HSL value is 55° hue, 72% saturation and 59% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 5% magenta, 67% yellow and 11% black. #E2D64A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.95:1.

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Variations of #E2D64A

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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#E2D64A 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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#E2D64A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2D64A 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 #ECD553
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E8CF36
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E7D13F
  • Deuteranopia 97% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #ECD553
  • Deuteranomaly 98% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E9D54F
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F2C8BA
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E8D08C
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #D2D2D2
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D6D3BC

#E2D64A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.51:1 Very poor#E2D64A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.95:1 Super#E2D64A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2D64A in CSS

/* Sandstorm */
.color { color: #E2D64A; }
.background { background-color: #E2D64A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2D64A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 214 74);
color: hsl(55 72% 59%);
color: oklch(0.861 0.156 104.4);

#E2D64A FAQ

What color is #E2D64A?

#E2D64A is a very light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Sandstorm. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2D64A?

#E2D64A is rgb(226, 214, 74) in RGB, hsl(55, 72%, 59%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 5%, 67%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2D64A?

The complementary color of #E2D64A is #4A56E2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2D64A?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2D64A: 13.95:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2D64A a warm or cool color?

#E2D64A is a warm color.