#e1e169

Color #e1e169

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 14.67 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-200 #fff085 · ΔE 5.6

Open in Palette generator Color wheel Color mixer Contrast checker Blindness simulator Gradient

Conversions

HEX

#e1e169

RGB

rgb(225, 225, 105)

HSL

hsl(60, 66.7%, 64.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(60, 53.3%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 0%, 53.3%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(87.43, -15.63, 57.75)

LCH

lch(87.43, 59.83, 105.14)

OKLCH

oklch(88.6%, 0.1425, 109.01)

HWB

hwb(60, 41.2%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#6969e1

Analogous

#e1a569

#e1e169

#a5e169

Triadic

#e1e169

#69e1e1

#e169e1

Split-complementary

#e1e169

#69a5e1

#a569e1

Tetradic

#e1e169

#69e169

#6969e1

#e169e1

Square

#e1e169

#69e1a5

#6969e1

#e169a5

Shades

Color #e1e169 mixed toward black.

#d8d83b

#b7b725

#8a8a1b

#5c5c12

#2e2e09

Tints

Color #e1e169 mixed toward white.

#e6e682

#ebeb9b

#f0f0b4

#f5f5cd

#fafae6

Tones

Color #e1e169 mixed toward gray.

#d7d773

#cdcd7d

#c3c387

#b9b991

#afaf9b

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.38:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.18:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.18:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e1e192 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#e1e19a · ΔE 7.5

Tritanopia

#e1abb0 · ΔE 40.5

Achromatopsia

#dbdbdb · ΔE 25.5

Left half is the original, right half is the simulated appearance. See all 8 vision types →

Code

CSS

background-color: #e1e169;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e1e169]

Related colors

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Light Goldenrod Yellow #fafad2

Light Yellow #ffffe0

Olive #808000

Yellow #ffff00

Frequently asked questions

#e1e169 (#e1e169) is rgb(225, 225, 105) in RGB.

No, #e1e169 is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

Related tools

Colors

HEX to RGB Converter

Convert any HEX color code to its RGB and HSL equivalents, live, with copy-to-clipboard values.

Try it → Accessibility

Contrast Checker

Check the WCAG contrast ratio between any two colors, live, with AA/AAA pass-fail results.

Try it → Generators

Palette Generator

Generate complementary, analogous, triadic, split-complementary, tetradic, square, and monochromatic palettes from any base color.

Try it →

Build something with this color

Generate a full palette from #e1e169, or check how it holds up for accessibility.

Generate a palette → Check contrast