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Information about #E9C601 color

#E9C601 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E9C601 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring Full Saturation and Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(233, 198, 1) — 91.4% red, 77.6% green, 0.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 14 / 91 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E9C601 is a pure, full-strength golden yellow that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vivid Gold (#E7CA00). Slightly further away sit Rustic Yellow (#E2C400) and Switched On (#EDCE00).

The recipe behind #E9C601 is rgb(233, 198, 1), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E9C601: 12.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E9C601 color variations

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

#E9C601 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E9C601 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#BA9E00

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#8C7700

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#5D4F00

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#2E2700

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Black

#000000

#E9C601 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#D5B918

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#C1AB31

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#AC9D4A

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#968E64

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Grey

#808080

#E9C601 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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#52E901

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#AFE901

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#E9C601

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#E96901

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#E90C01

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#E90152

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#E9C601 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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#5201E9
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#0198E9
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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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#E95201
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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
#E9C601
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#01E9C7
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#C701E9
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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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#24E901
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#0124E9
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#C701E9
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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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#0124E9
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#E90198
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Nearest named colors to #E9C601

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

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Rustic Yellow color link
Rustic Yellow

#E2C400

Switched On color link
Switched On

#EDCE00

Hive color link
Hive

#EFBD00

Safety Yellow color link
Safety Yellow

#EED202

Goldenrod Yellow color link
Goldenrod Yellow

#F6C604

Golden color link
Golden

#F5BF03

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Royal Gold color link
Royal Gold

#F5BD02

Spotlight color link
Spotlight

#F8BF00

Golden Poppy color link
Golden Poppy

#FCC200

Golden Rod color link
Golden Rod

#F9BC08

#E9C601 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E9C601
  • RGB233, 198, 1
  • CMYK0, 14, 91, 9
  • CSSrgb(233, 198, 1)
  • HSL51°, 99%, 46%
  • HSL Precise50.948°, 99.145%, 45.882%
  • HSV51°, 100%, 91%
  • HSB51°, 100%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.004
  • GLSLvec3(0.914, 0.776, 0.004)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.914, 0.776, 0.004, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.914, 0.776, 0.004)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE9C601
  • DECIMAL ID15320577
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited4 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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