Information about #E1CE5F color

#E1CE5F color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E1CE5F falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 206, 95) — 88.2% red, 80.8% green, 37.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 51 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E1CE5F is a strongly colored sunny 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 Soft Gold (#E0CD67). Slightly further away sit Pastel Deep Gold (#E5C768) and Creme De Banane (#E0C161).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(225, 206, 95)), which gives #E1CE5F its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E1CE5F: 13.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E1CE5F color variations

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

#E1CE5F color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E1CE5F color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E1CE5F color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#D0C063

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#ABA26D

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#969175

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Grey

#808080

#E1CE5F 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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#E09A60

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#E06660

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#E1CE5F 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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#8D60E1
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#60B4E1
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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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#E18D60
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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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#60E1CE
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#CE60E1
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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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#74E160
#74E160

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#6074E1
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#CE60E1
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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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#60E18D
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#6074E1
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#E160B4
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Nearest named colors to #E1CE5F

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

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Pastel Deep Gold color link
Pastel Deep Gold

#E5C768

Creme De Banane color link
Creme De Banane

#E0C161

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Arylide Yellow color link
Arylide Yellow

#E9D66B

Brilliant Gold color link
Brilliant Gold

#E7D551

Golden Fleece color link
Golden Fleece

#E1BC5F

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Starbell color link
Starbell

#EBC155

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Brilliant Amber color link
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

#E1CE5F color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E1CE5F
  • RGB225, 206, 95
  • CMYK0, 7, 51, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 206, 95)
  • HSL51°, 68%, 63%
  • HSL Precise51.231°, 68.421%, 62.745%
  • HSV51°, 58%, 88%
  • HSB51°, 58%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.808
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.373
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.808, 0.373)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.808, 0.373, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.808, 0.373)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.8%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB37.3%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE1CE5F
  • DECIMAL ID14798431
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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