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#E5BB4E closest to Buried Gold

#E5BB4E is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Buried Gold. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 73.3% green and 30.6% blue (rgb(229, 187, 78)). Its HSL value is 43° hue, 74% saturation and 60% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 18% magenta, 66% yellow and 10% black. #E5BB4E is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 11.55:1.

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Variations of #E5BB4E

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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#E5BB4E 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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#E5BB4E for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5BB4E 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 #DAC553
  • Protanopia 93% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #CFB941
  • Protanomaly 95% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #D6BB46
  • Deuteranopia 94% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DAC553
  • Deuteranomaly 96% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #DCC150
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F7ACA4
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #ECB57F
  • Achromatopsia 73% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C0C0C0
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CABFAC

#E5BB4E contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.82:1 Very poor#E5BB4E text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
11.55:1 Very good#E5BB4E text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E5BB4E in CSS

/* Buried Gold */
.color { color: #E5BB4E; }
.background { background-color: #E5BB4E; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5BB4E; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 187 78);
color: hsl(43 74% 60%);
color: oklch(0.809 0.134 87.7);

#E5BB4E FAQ

What color is #E5BB4E?

#E5BB4E is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Buried Gold. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E5BB4E?

#E5BB4E is rgb(229, 187, 78) in RGB, hsl(43, 74%, 60%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 18%, 66%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5BB4E?

The complementary color of #E5BB4E is #4E78E5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5BB4E?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5BB4E: 11.55:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5BB4E a warm or cool color?

#E5BB4E is a warm color.