#e1c051

Color #e1c051

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 15.72 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 7

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Conversions

HEX

#e1c051

RGB

rgb(225, 192, 81)

HSL

hsl(46.3, 70.6%, 60%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(46.3, 64%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.7%, 64%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(78.64, -0.59, 58.61)

LCH

lch(78.64, 58.61, 90.58)

OKLCH

oklch(81.6%, 0.1337, 92.57)

HWB

hwb(46.3, 31.8%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#5172e1

Analogous

#e17851

#e1c051

#bae151

Triadic

#e1c051

#51e1c0

#c051e1

Split-complementary

#e1c051

#51bae1

#7851e1

Tetradic

#e1c051

#72e151

#5172e1

#c051e1

Square

#e1c051

#51e178

#5172e1

#e151ba

Shades

Color #e1c051 mixed toward black.

#dab025

#ae8d1e

#836a16

#57470f

#2c2307

Tints

Color #e1c051 mixed toward white.

#e6cb6e

#ebd58b

#f0e0a8

#f5eac5

#faf5e2

Tones

Color #e1c051 mixed toward gray.

#d5ba5d

#c9b369

#bdad75

#b1a681

#a5a08d

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.86:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.86:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d4d379 · ΔE 10

Deuteranopia

#d5d880 · ΔE 11.4

Tritanopia

#df8f93 · ΔE 37.7

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 25.3

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e1c051;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e1c051]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Gold #ffd700

Floral White #fffaf0

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#e1c051 (#e1c051) is rgb(225, 192, 81) in RGB.

No, #e1c051 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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