Information about #E9CD5C color

#E9CD5C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

The digital color #E9CD5C is classified in the Register under the Yellow Color Family, with High Saturation and Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(233, 205, 92) — 91.4% red, 80.4% green, 36.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 55 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

A vivid, lively yellow, #E9CD5C floats near the light end of the scale. Designers typically reach for tones like this for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Portica (#F0D555). Nearby in the Register you will also find Bardot (#F3C762) and Brilliant Gold (#E7D551).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(233, 205, 92)), which gives #E9CD5C its character. If you plan to put text on a #E9CD5C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.4:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E9CD5C is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E9CD5C color variations

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

#E9CD5C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E9CD5C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E9CD5C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#E9CD5C 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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#E9CD5C 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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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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#CD5DE9
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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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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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Nearest named colors to #E9CD5C

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

Portica color link
Portica

#F0D555

Bardot color link
Bardot

#F3C762

Brilliant Gold color link
Brilliant Gold

#E7D551

Maize color link
Maize

#F4D054

Pastel Deep Gold color link
Pastel Deep Gold

#E5C768

Starbell color link
Starbell

#EBC155

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Brilliant Amber color link
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

Creme De Banane color link
Creme De Banane

#E0C161

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

#E9CD5C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E9CD5C
  • RGB233, 205, 92
  • CMYK0, 11, 55, 9
  • CSSrgb(233, 205, 92)
  • HSL48°, 76%, 64%
  • HSL Precise48.085°, 76.216%, 63.725%
  • HSV48°, 61%, 91%
  • HSB48°, 61%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.361
  • GLSLvec3(0.914, 0.804, 0.361)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.914, 0.804, 0.361, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.914, 0.804, 0.361)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE9CD5C
  • DECIMAL ID15322460
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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