Information about #E1C917 color

#E1C917 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E1C917 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 201, 23) — 88.2% red, 78.8% green, 9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 79 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E1C917 is a strongly colored golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Golden Amber (#E8BE14). Slightly further away sit Bird Flower (#D4CD16) and Piss Yellow (#DDD618).

The recipe behind #E1C917 is rgb(225, 201, 23), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.6:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E1C917 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E1C917 color variations

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

#E1C917 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E1C917 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#B4A212

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#87790E

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#5A5109

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Black

#000000

#E1C917 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BBAC40

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Grey

#808080

#E1C917 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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#E27917

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#E1C917 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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#182FE2
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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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#6518E2
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#1895E2
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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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#E26518
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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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#18E2CB
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#CB18E2
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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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#2FE218
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#182FE2
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#CB18E2
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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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#18E265
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#182FE2
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#E21895
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Nearest named colors to #E1C917

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

Golden Amber color link
Golden Amber

#E8BE14

Bird Flower color link
Bird Flower

#D4CD16

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Warm Golden Yellow color link
Warm Golden Yellow

#EEC61F

Gold Tips color link
Gold Tips

#DEBA13

Alo color link
Alo

#D1CB1B

Trust Yellow color link
Trust Yellow

#EEBE15

Barberry color link
Barberry

#D2C61F

Bite Me color link
Bite Me

#EBC525

Moon Yellow color link
Moon Yellow

#F0C420

Broom color link
Broom

#EECC24

#E1C917 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E1C917
  • RGB225, 201, 23
  • CMYK0, 9, 79, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 201, 23)
  • HSL53°, 81%, 49%
  • HSL Precise52.871°, 81.452%, 48.627%
  • HSV53°, 90%, 88%
  • HSB53°, 90%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.090
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.788, 0.090)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.788, 0.090, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.788, 0.090)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB9%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE1C917
  • DECIMAL ID14797079
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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