Information about #E1C973 color

#E1C973 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E1C973 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 201, 115) — 88.2% red, 78.8% green, 45.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 43 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E1C973 is a vivid, lively yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sand (#E2CA76). Slightly further away sit Chenin (#DEC371) and Wild Rice (#E3D474).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(225, 201, 115)), which gives #E1C973 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E1C973: 12.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. No one has named #E1C973 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#E1C973 color variations

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

#E1C973 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E1C973 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#D5B43B

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#A98C23

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#705D17

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Black

#000000

#E1C973 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ADA174

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#979078

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Grey

#808080

#E1C973 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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#E19E74

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#E174A1

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#E1C973 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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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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#9374E2
#9374E2

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#74C3E2
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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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#E29374
#E29374

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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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#74E2CA
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#CA74E2
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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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#8CE274
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#748CE2
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#CA74E2
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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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#74E293
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#E274C3
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Nearest named colors to #E1C973

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

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Chenin color link
Chenin

#DEC371

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Pastel Deep Gold color link
Pastel Deep Gold

#E5C768

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Souffle color link
Souffle

#D5C171

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Arylide Yellow color link
Arylide Yellow

#E9D66B

#E1C973 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E1C973
  • RGB225, 201, 115
  • CMYK0, 9, 43, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 201, 115)
  • HSL47°, 65%, 67%
  • HSL Precise46.909°, 64.706%, 66.667%
  • HSV47°, 49%, 88%
  • HSB47°, 49%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.788
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.451
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.788, 0.451)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.788, 0.451, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.788, 0.451)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB45.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE1C973
  • DECIMAL ID14797171
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers16 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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