Palettes / Colors / #E2AA03

#E2AA03 — Vivid Yellow

#E2AA03 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Orange (#FFA500). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E2AA03 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #033BE2; it also sits naturally between #E23B03 and #AAE203. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 89% · Green 67% · Blue 1%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 25% · Yellow 99% · Key 11%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E2AA03

.text { color: #E2AA03; }
.background { background-color: #E2AA03; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2AA03; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 170, 3); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(45, 97%, 45%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2AA03; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 170, 3, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2AA03; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 170, 3, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2AA03">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2AA03">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2AA03

Tints of #E2AA03

Tones of #E2AA03

Color harmonies

Complementary — #033BE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2AA03: #000000.

How #E2AA03 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E2AA03 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E2AA02  ·  #E2AA04 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2AA03?

#E2AA03 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 170, 3). Its closest standard named color is Orange.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2AA03?

#E2AA03 is RGB 226, 170, 3 — HSL 45°, 97%, 45% — CMYK 0%, 25%, 99%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2AA03?

Its complement is #033BE2; analogous partners are #E23B03 and #AAE203. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2AA03 for text?

Black text on #E2AA03 has a contrast ratio of 9.98:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 2.10:1.