Information about #E9D480 color

#E9D480 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E9D480 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(233, 212, 128) — 91.4% red, 83.1% green, 50.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 8 / 41 / 9. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #E9D480 reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Pastel Gold (#E7D27C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Flax (#EEDC82) and Sandy (#F1DA7A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(233, 212, 128)), which gives #E9D480 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E9D480: 14.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #E9D480 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#E9D480 color variations

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

#E9D480 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E9D480 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E9D480 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#C7B777

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#B2A677

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Grey

#808080

#E9D480 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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#E9D480 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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#E9A081
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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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#81E9D4
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#D481E9
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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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#96E981
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#8196E9
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#D481E9
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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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#81E9A0
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#8196E9
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#E981CA
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Nearest named colors to #E9D480

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

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Golden Glow color link
Golden Glow

#F9D77E

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

#E9D480 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E9D480
  • RGB233, 212, 128
  • CMYK0, 8, 41, 9
  • CSSrgb(233, 212, 128)
  • HSL48°, 70%, 71%
  • HSL Precise48°, 70.47%, 70.784%
  • HSV48°, 45%, 91%
  • HSB48°, 45%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.502
  • GLSLvec3(0.914, 0.831, 0.502)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.914, 0.831, 0.502, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.914, 0.831, 0.502)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE9D480
  • DECIMAL ID15324288
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers11 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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