#E29A3B · near Honey

#E29A3B (RGB 226, 154, 59) is a medium, moderately saturated yellow, closest to Honey and near Carrot and Marigold. Yellow suggests optimism and attention; it is the brightest hue and the hardest to balance, which makes #E29A3B a natural choice for highlights, warning states and cheerful campaigns. It appears in 3 ColorSwoop palettes. In OKLCH it has 74% lightness and 0.14 chroma at hue 70°.

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HEX#E29A3B

RGBrgb(226, 154, 59)

HSLhsl(34, 74%, 56%)

CMYK0, 32, 74, 11

CSS var--honey

Contrast2.35:1 white · 8.92:1 black

Similar named colors

Honey #EB9605Carrot #ED9121Marigold #EAA221Tangerine #F28500Mustard #E1AD01

How to use #E29A3B

Black text passes WCAG AA on #E29A3B (8.92:1); white text does not (2.35:1).

For a calm scheme pair #E29A3B with its analogous neighbors #E2473C and #D7E23C; for contrast use its complement #3C84E2 as a small accent, and anchor everything with a neutral such as #1F1F24.

CSSSCSSTailwind

--honey: #E29A3B;

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Shades & tints

#2D1F0C#5A3E18#885C23#B57B2F#E29A3B#E8AE62#EEC289#F3D7B1#F9EBD8

Color harmonies for #E29A3B

Complementary

#E29A3B#3C84E2

Analogous

#E29A3B#E2473C#D7E23C

Triadic

#E29A3B#3CE29A#9A3CE2

Split complementary

#E29A3B#3CD7E2#473CE2

Tetradic

#E29A3B#3CE247#3C84E2#E23CD7