#e5ca61

Color #e5ca61

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 14.47 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 6.5

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Conversions

HEX

#e5ca61

RGB

rgb(229, 202, 97)

HSL

hsl(47.7, 71.7%, 63.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.7, 57.6%, 89.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 11.8%, 57.6%, 10.2%)

LAB

lab(81.71, -3.01, 54.94)

LCH

lch(81.71, 55.02, 93.14)

OKLCH

oklch(84.1%, 0.1282, 95.06)

HWB

hwb(47.7, 38%, 10.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#617ce5

Analogous

#e58861

#e5ca61

#bee561

Triadic

#e5ca61

#61e5ca

#ca61e5

Split-complementary

#e5ca61

#61bee5

#8861e5

Tetradic

#e5ca61

#7ce561

#617ce5

#ca61e5

Square

#e5ca61

#61e588

#617ce5

#e561be

Shades

Color #e5ca61 mixed toward black.

#ddba32

#bb9b1f

#8c7417

#5d4d0f

#2f2708

Tints

Color #e5ca61 mixed toward white.

#e9d37b

#eedc96

#f2e4b0

#f6edca

#fbf6e5

Tones

Color #e5ca61 mixed toward gray.

#dac36c

#cfbd77

#c4b682

#b9b08d

#aea998

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.62:1

Aa Black text on this color

12.95:1

Black text reads better on this background (12.95:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#dada85 · ΔE 8.6

Deuteranopia

#dbdd8c · ΔE 9.6

Tritanopia

#e49a9e · ΔE 37.1

Achromatopsia

#cbcbcb · ΔE 24.6

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e5ca61;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e5ca61]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#e5ca61 (#e5ca61) is rgb(229, 202, 97) in RGB.

No, #e5ca61 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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