Palettes / Colors / #E2CD45

#E2CD45 — Yellow

#E2CD45 is a yellow color we call Yellow, closest to the named color SandyBrown (#F4A460). It belongs to the yellow family.

Color name

Closest CSS keyword: sandybrown (#F4A460) — not an exact match. CSS sandybrown gives you #F4A460, a different color; use #E2CD45 when you need this exact shade.

Sources: common names follow widely used color-name references; CSS keywords and their hex values follow the CSS Color specification.

#E2CD45 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 #465BE2; it also sits naturally between #E27F46 and #A9E246. 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 80% · Blue 27%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 9% · Yellow 69% · Key 11%

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

Previews

CSS code for #E2CD45

.text { color: #E2CD45; }
.background { background-color: #E2CD45; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E2CD45; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(226, 205, 69); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 73%, 58%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E2CD45; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(226, 205, 69, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E2CD45; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(226, 205, 69, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E2CD45">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E2CD45">Div content here</div>

Shades of #E2CD45

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #465BE2:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E2CD45: #000000.

Semi-transparent (opacity) text on #E2CD45

Text set with opacity blends into the background, so its real contrast is lower than the solid ratios above. Choose a text color and an opacity to see the blended color and its true ratio:

How #E2CD45 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 #E2CD45 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

← #E2CD44  ·  #E2CD46 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E2CD45?

#E2CD45 is Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 226, 205, 69). Its closest standard named color is SandyBrown.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E2CD45?

#E2CD45 is RGB 226, 205, 69 — HSL 52°, 73%, 58% — CMYK 0%, 9%, 69%, 11%.

What colors go with #E2CD45?

Its complement is #465BE2; analogous partners are #E27F46 and #A9E246. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E2CD45 for text?

Black text on #E2CD45 has a contrast ratio of 13.05:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.61:1.