Information about #E2D11D color

#E2D11D color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E2D11D falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(226, 209, 29) — 88.6% red, 82% green, 11.4% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 77 / 11. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E2D11D reads as a strongly colored sunny yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Piss Yellow (#DDD618). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Bright Lights (#E9D725) and Broom (#EECC24).

The recipe behind #E2D11D is rgb(226, 209, 29), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E2D11D: 13.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. #E2D11D has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E2D11D color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E2D11D color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E2D11D

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Broom color link
Broom

#EECC24

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Bite Me color link
Bite Me

#EBC525

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Moon Yellow color link
Moon Yellow

#F0C420

Ripe Lemon color link
Ripe Lemon

#F4D81C

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Jonquil color link
Jonquil

#F4CA16

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E2D11D
  • RGB226, 209, 29
  • CMYK0, 7, 77, 11
  • CSSrgb(226, 209, 29)
  • HSL55°, 77%, 50%
  • HSL Precise54.822°, 77.255%, 50%
  • HSV55°, 87%, 89%
  • HSB55°, 87%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.114
  • GLSLvec3(0.886, 0.820, 0.114)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.886, 0.820, 0.114, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.886, 0.820, 0.114)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE2D11D
  • DECIMAL ID14864669
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01