Information about #E4D981 color

#E4D981 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E4D981 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(228, 217, 129) — 89.4% red, 85.1% green, 50.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 4 / 39 / 11. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E4D981 presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Pastel Gold (#E7D27C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flax (#EEDC82) and Somerset (#DFDD78).

In RGB terms — rgb(228, 217, 129) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E4D981: 14.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. #E4D981 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E4D981 color variations

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

#E4D981 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E4D981 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E4D981 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#C3BB78

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Grey

#808080

#E4D981 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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#E4D981 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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#81BEE4
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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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#E4A781
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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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#81E4D9
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#D981E4
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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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#8CE481
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#818CE4
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#D981E4
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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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#818CE4
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#E481BE
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Nearest named colors to #E4D981

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

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

#E4D981 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E4D981
  • RGB228, 217, 129
  • CMYK0, 4, 39, 11
  • CSSrgb(228, 217, 129)
  • HSL53°, 65%, 70%
  • HSL Precise53.333°, 64.706%, 70%
  • HSV53°, 43%, 89%
  • HSB53°, 43%, 89%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.894
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.894, 0.851, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.894, 0.851, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.894, 0.851, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB89.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE4D981
  • DECIMAL ID14997889
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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