#e5c83c

Color #e5c83c

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 16.18 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 5.1

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Conversions

HEX

#e5c83c

RGB

rgb(229, 200, 60)

HSL

hsl(49.7, 76.5%, 56.7%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(49.7, 73.8%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 12.7%, 73.8%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(80.9, -4.12, 69.37)

LCH

lch(80.9, 69.49, 93.4)

OKLCH

oklch(83.4%, 0.1537, 96.95)

HWB

hwb(49.7, 23.5%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#3c59e5

Analogous

#e5743c

#e5c83c

#aee53c

Triadic

#e5c83c

#3ce5c8

#c83ce5

Split-complementary

#e5c83c

#3caee5

#743ce5

Tetradic

#e5c83c

#59e53c

#3c59e5

#c83ce5

Square

#e5c83c

#3ce574

#3c59e5

#e53cae

Shades

Color #e5c83c mixed toward black.

#d5b51c

#aa9117

#806d11

#55480b

#2b2406

Tints

Color #e5c83c mixed toward white.

#e9d15d

#eeda7d

#f2e49e

#f6edbe

#fbf6df

Tones

Color #e5c83c mixed toward gray.

#d7bf4a

#c9b658

#bbac66

#ada374

#9f9a83

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.66:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.66:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.66:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d9d974 · ΔE 9.6

Deuteranopia

#dbdd7d · ΔE 10.7

Tritanopia

#e48f94 · ΔE 42.4

Achromatopsia

#c9c9c9 · ΔE 27.1

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5c83c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5c83c]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#e5c83c (#e5c83c) is rgb(229, 200, 60) in RGB.

No, #e5c83c is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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