Information about #E5C959 color

#E5C959 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E5C959 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(229, 201, 89) — 89.8% red, 78.8% green, 34.9% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 55 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E5C959 reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is just a few steps away from Starbell (#EBC155). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brilliant Amber (#E7C251) and Creme De Banane (#E0C161).

In RGB terms — rgb(229, 201, 89) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E5C959: 12.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E5C959 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E5C959 color variations

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

#E5C959 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E5C959 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E5C959 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E5C959 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E5C959 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
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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
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #E5C959

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

Starbell color link
Starbell

#EBC155

Brilliant Amber color link
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

Creme De Banane color link
Creme De Banane

#E0C161

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Brilliant Gold color link
Brilliant Gold

#E7D551

Golden Fleece color link
Golden Fleece

#E1BC5F

Cream Can color link
Cream Can

#EEC051

Pastel Deep Gold color link
Pastel Deep Gold

#E5C768

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Festival color link
Festival

#EACC4A

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Bardot color link
Bardot

#F3C762

#E5C959 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E5C959
  • RGB229, 201, 89
  • CMYK0, 11, 55, 10
  • CSSrgb(229, 201, 89)
  • HSL48°, 73%, 62%
  • HSL Precise48°, 72.917%, 62.353%
  • HSV48°, 61%, 90%
  • HSB48°, 61%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.349
  • GLSLvec3(0.898, 0.788, 0.349)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.898, 0.788, 0.349, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.898, 0.788, 0.349)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB34.9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE5C959
  • DECIMAL ID15059289
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers20 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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