Information about #E5BD0B color

#E5BD0B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E5BD0B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(229, 189, 11) — 89.8% red, 74.1% green, 4.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 85 / 10. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E5BD0B reads as a pure, full-strength golden 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 Golden Amber (#E8BE14). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Gold Tips (#DEBA13) and BINANCE YELLOW (#F0B90B).

The recipe behind #E5BD0B is rgb(229, 189, 11), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E5BD0B: 11.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. #E5BD0B has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E5BD0B color variations

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

#E5BD0B 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 #E5BD0B

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

Golden Amber color link
Golden Amber

#E8BE14

Gold Tips color link
Gold Tips

#DEBA13

Trust Yellow color link
Trust Yellow

#EEBE15

Hive color link
Hive

#EFBD00

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Golden color link
Golden

#F5BF03

Royal Gold color link
Royal Gold

#F5BD02

Mustard Gold color link
Mustard Gold

#F1B301

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E5BD0B
  • RGB229, 189, 11
  • CMYK0, 16, 85, 10
  • CSSrgb(229, 189, 11)
  • HSL49°, 91%, 47%
  • HSL Precise48.991°, 90.833%, 47.059%
  • HSV49°, 95%, 90%
  • HSB49°, 95%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.741
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.043
  • GLSLvec3(0.898, 0.741, 0.043)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.898, 0.741, 0.043, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.898, 0.741, 0.043)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB74.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE5BD0B
  • DECIMAL ID15056139
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01