Information about #E1C05E color

#E1C05E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E1C05E falls into the Orange Color FamilyHigh Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(225, 192, 94) — 88.2% red, 75.3% green, 36.9% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 13 / 51 / 12. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#E1C05E is a strongly colored warm orange that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Creme De Banane (#E0C161). Slightly further away sit Golden Fleece (#E1BC5F) and Lanzones (#E0BC5B).

The recipe behind #E1C05E is rgb(225, 192, 94), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E1C05E: 11.9:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#E1C05E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#E1C05E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #E1C05E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Starbell color link
Starbell

#EBC155

Rich Caramel color link
Rich Caramel

#EAB563

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Sunkissed color link
Sunkissed

#E6B553

Tacha color link
Tacha

#D2B960

Equator color link
Equator

#DAB160

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E1C05E
  • RGB225, 192, 94
  • CMYK0, 13, 51, 12
  • CSSrgb(225, 192, 94)
  • HSL45°, 69%, 63%
  • HSL Precise44.885°, 68.586%, 62.549%
  • HSV45°, 58%, 88%
  • HSB45°, 58%, 88%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.882
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.369
  • GLSLvec3(0.882, 0.753, 0.369)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.882, 0.753, 0.369, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.882, 0.753, 0.369)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB88.2%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB36.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE1C05E
  • DECIMAL ID14794846
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01