Information about #E1AA51 color

#E1AA51 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E1AA51 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 170, 81) — 88.2% red, 66.7% green, 31.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 22 / 56 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E1AA51 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Sunray (#E3AB57). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Indian Yellow (#E3A857) and Rob Roy (#DDAD56).

The recipe behind #E1AA51 is rgb(225, 170, 81), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E1AA51: 10.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 2.1:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E1AA51 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E1AA51 color variations

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#E1AA51 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme

Square

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

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E1AA51

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

Sunray color link
Sunray

#E3AB57

Rob Roy color link
Rob Roy

#DDAD56

Fish N Chips color link
Fish N Chips

#DCAB4B

JPCD MUSTARD color link
JPCD MUSTARD

#DDA256

Sunkissed color link
Sunkissed

#E6B553

Earth Yellow color link
Earth Yellow

#E1A95F

Light Bronze color link
Light Bronze

#DAAA5E

Porsche color link
Porsche

#DF9D5B

Casablanca color link
Casablanca

#F0B253

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E1AA51
  • RGB225, 170, 81
  • CMYK0, 22, 56, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 170, 81)
  • HSL37°, 71%, 60%
  • HSL Precise37.083°, 70.588%, 60%
  • HSV37°, 64%, 88%
  • HSB37°, 64%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.667
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.667, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.667, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.667, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB66.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE1AA51
  • DECIMAL ID14789201
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01