Information about #E5D55B color

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Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E5D55B is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(229, 213, 91) — 89.8% red, 83.5% green, 35.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 6 / 54 / 10. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E5D55B presents itself as a energetic, saturated golden yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Brilliant Gold (#E7D551). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Dull Yellow (#EEDC5B) and Portica (#F0D555).

The recipe behind #E5D55B is rgb(229, 213, 91), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #E5D55B background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E5D55B color variations

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

#E5D55B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E5D55B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E5D55B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E5D55B 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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#E5D55B 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 #E5D55B

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

Brilliant Gold color link
Brilliant Gold

#E7D551

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Arylide Yellow color link
Arylide Yellow

#E9D66B

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Maize color link
Maize

#F4D054

Energy Yellow color link
Energy Yellow

#F5D752

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

Pastel Deep Gold color link
Pastel Deep Gold

#E5C768

Festival color link
Festival

#EACC4A

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

#E5D55B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E5D55B
  • RGB229, 213, 91
  • CMYK0, 6, 54, 10
  • CSSrgb(229, 213, 91)
  • HSL53°, 73%, 63%
  • HSL Precise53.043°, 72.632%, 62.745%
  • HSV53°, 60%, 90%
  • HSB53°, 60%, 90%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.898
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.835
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.357
  • GLSLvec3(0.898, 0.835, 0.357)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.898, 0.835, 0.357, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.898, 0.835, 0.357)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB35.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE5D55B
  • DECIMAL ID15062363
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers13 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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