Information about #E1D980 color

#E1D980 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E1D980 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 217, 128) — 88.2% red, 85.1% green, 50.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 3 / 38 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E1D980 reads as a energetic, saturated golden yellow 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 Somerset (#DFDD78). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Gold (#E7D27C) and Wild Rice (#E3D474).

In RGB terms — rgb(225, 217, 128) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E1D980: 14.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E1D980 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E1D980 color variations

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

#E1D980 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 #E1D980

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

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Tiger Lily color link
Tiger Lily

#DDE574

Hypnotic color link
Hypnotic

#D1E182

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E1D980
  • RGB225, 217, 128
  • CMYK0, 3, 38, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 217, 128)
  • HSL55°, 62%, 69%
  • HSL Precise55.052°, 61.783%, 69.216%
  • HSV55°, 43%, 88%
  • HSB55°, 43%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.851, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.851, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.851, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE1D980
  • DECIMAL ID14801280
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01