Information about #E1DC99 color

#E1DC99 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E1DC99 is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with Moderate Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 220, 153) — 88.2% red, 86.3% green, 60% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 2 / 28 / 12. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#E1DC99 presents itself as a clearly saturated golden yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for airy backdrops, whitespace-heavy designs and gentle gradients. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Weathered Yellow (#E0DA9F). Slightly further away sit Green Earth (#DADD98) and Mellow Yellow (#EAD895).

The recipe behind #E1DC99 is rgb(225, 220, 153), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 14.9:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.4:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E1DC99 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E1DC99 color variations

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

#E1DC99 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E1DC99 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E1DC99 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E1DC99 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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#E1BF98

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#E1DC99 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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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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#E1B898
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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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#98E1DC
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#DC98E1
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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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#9DE198
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#989DE1
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#DC98E1
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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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#989DE1
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#E198C2
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Nearest named colors to #E1DC99

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

Weathered Yellow color link
Weathered Yellow

#E0DA9F

Green Earth color link
Green Earth

#DADD98

Mellow Yellow color link
Mellow Yellow

#EAD895

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Double Colonial White color link
Double Colonial White

#E4CF99

Mint Julep color link
Mint Julep

#E0D8A7

Sapling color link
Sapling

#E1D5A6

Bavarian Cream color link
Bavarian Cream

#E5D6A7

Geneva color link
Geneva

#D2E09E

Rice Paper color link
Rice Paper

#D2D69C

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

#E1DC99 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E1DC99
  • RGB225, 220, 153
  • CMYK0, 2, 28, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 220, 153)
  • HSL56°, 55%, 74%
  • HSL Precise55.833°, 54.545%, 74.118%
  • HSV56°, 32%, 88%
  • HSB56°, 32%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.600
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.863, 0.600)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.863, 0.600, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.863, 0.600)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB60%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyModerate Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE1DC99
  • DECIMAL ID14802073
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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