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E4B520

#E4B520 closest to Golden Frame

#E4B520 is a light, vivid yellow; the closest named color is Golden Frame. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.4% red, 71.0% green and 12.5% blue (rgb(228, 181, 32)). Its HSL value is 46° hue, 78% saturation and 51% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 21% magenta, 86% yellow and 11% black. #E4B520 is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 10.93:1.

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Variations of #E4B520

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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#E4B520 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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#E4B520 for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E4B520 appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 94% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #D7C02B
  • Protanopia 92% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CCB300
  • Protanomaly 94% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D3B500
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #D7C02B
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DABC25
  • Tritanopia 72% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F8A49B
  • Tritanomaly 86% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ECAE6F
  • Achromatopsia 69% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #BBBBBB
  • Achromatomaly 75% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #C6B9A5

#E4B520 contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.92:1 Very poor#E4B520 text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
10.93:1 Very good#E4B520 text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E4B520 in CSS

/* Golden Frame */
.color { color: #E4B520; }
.background { background-color: #E4B520; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E4B520; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(228 181 32);
color: hsl(46 78% 51%);
color: oklch(0.794 0.156 88.8);

#E4B520 FAQ

What color is #E4B520?

#E4B520 is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Golden Frame. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E4B520?

#E4B520 is rgb(228, 181, 32) in RGB, hsl(46, 78%, 51%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 21%, 86%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E4B520?

The complementary color of #E4B520 is #204FE4, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E4B520?

Black text has the best contrast on #E4B520: 10.93:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E4B520 a warm or cool color?

#E4B520 is a warm color.