Information about #E9CD16 color

#E9CD16 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#E9CD16 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(233, 205, 22) — 91.4% red, 80.4% green, 8.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 11 / 83 / 9. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #E9CD16 reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a near neighbor of Jonquil (#F4CA16). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Golden Yellow (#EEC61F) and Citrine (#E4D00A).

The recipe behind #E9CD16 is rgb(233, 205, 22), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #E9CD16: 13.2:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. #E9CD16 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#E9CD16 color variations

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

#E9CD16 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#E9CD16 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#E9CD16 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#BEAE40

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Grey

#808080

#E9CD16 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#E97815

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#E9CD16 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
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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
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#6316E9
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#169CE9
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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
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#E96316
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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
#E9CD16
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#16E9CD
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#CD16E9
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#32E916
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#CD16E9
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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#16E963
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#1632E9
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#E9169C
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Nearest named colors to #E9CD16

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

Jonquil color link
Jonquil

#F4CA16

Warm Golden Yellow color link
Warm Golden Yellow

#EEC61F

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Golden Corn color link
Golden Corn

#F6C915

Deep Lemon color link
Deep Lemon

#F5C71A

Broom color link
Broom

#EECC24

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Golden Amber color link
Golden Amber

#E8BE14

Moon Yellow color link
Moon Yellow

#F0C420

Trust Yellow color link
Trust Yellow

#EEBE15

Ripe Lemon color link
Ripe Lemon

#F4D81C

Bite Me color link
Bite Me

#EBC525

#E9CD16 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E9CD16
  • RGB233, 205, 22
  • CMYK0, 11, 83, 9
  • CSSrgb(233, 205, 22)
  • HSL52°, 83%, 50%
  • HSL Precise52.038°, 82.745%, 50%
  • HSV52°, 91%, 91%
  • HSB52°, 91%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.914
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.804
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.086
  • GLSLvec3(0.914, 0.804, 0.086)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.914, 0.804, 0.086, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.914, 0.804, 0.086)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91.4%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB80.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB8.6%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDE9CD16
  • DECIMAL ID15322390
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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