#e1b941

Color #e1b941

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 10.24 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 6.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e1b941

RGB

rgb(225, 185, 65)

HSL

hsl(45, 72.7%, 56.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(45, 71.1%, 88.2%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 17.8%, 71.1%, 11.8%)

LAB

lab(76.73, 2.18, 63.3)

LCH

lch(76.73, 63.34, 88.03)

OKLCH

oklch(80%, 0.1409, 89.96)

HWB

hwb(45, 25.5%, 11.8%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#4169e1

Analogous

#e16941

#e1b941

#b9e141

Triadic

#e1b941

#41e1b9

#b941e1

Split-complementary

#e1b941

#41b9e1

#6941e1

Tetradic

#e1b941

#69e141

#4169e1

#b941e1

Square

#e1b941

#41e169

#4169e1

#e141b9

Shades

Color #e1b941 mixed toward black.

#d1a521

#a7841a

#7d6314

#54420d

#2a2107

Tints

Color #e1b941 mixed toward white.

#e6c561

#ebd080

#f0dca0

#f5e8c0

#faf3df

Tones

Color #e1b941 mixed toward gray.

#d4b24f

#c6ac5c

#b9a569

#ac9e76

#9e9884

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.87:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.22:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.22:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d1d16f · ΔE 12.2

Deuteranopia

#d3d676 · ΔE 13.4

Tritanopia

#df868b · ΔE 38.8

Achromatopsia

#bdbdbd · ΔE 26.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e1b941;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e1b941]

Related colors

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Floral White #fffaf0

Gold #ffd700

Old Lace #fdf5e6

Frequently asked questions

#e1b941 (#e1b941) is rgb(225, 185, 65) in RGB.

No, #e1b941 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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