Information about Brilliant Amber color

#E7C251 - Brilliant Amber color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #E7C251 ("Brilliant Amber") belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(231, 194, 81) (90.6% red, 76.1% green, 31.8% blue), or CMYK 0 / 15 / 59 / 9 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A vivid, lively sunny yellow, #E7C251 floats near the light end of the scale. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Starbell (#EBC155). Nearby in the Register you will also find Cream Can (#EEC051) and Festival (#EACC4A).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(231, 194, 81)), which gives #E7C251 its character. If you plan to put text on a #E7C251 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.2:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. The name "Brilliant Amber" is officially recorded for this exact shade in The Official Register of Color Names.

Brilliant Amber color variations

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

Brilliant Amber color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251
#EBCD72

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White

#FFFFFF

Brilliant Amber color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251
#DBAB1D

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#A48016

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#6D550E

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#362A07

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Black

#000000

Brilliant Amber color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251
#D5B556

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#C2A95D

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#AE9C67

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#978E72

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Grey

#808080

Brilliant Amber 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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Brilliant Amber

#E7C251
#E7844F

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#E74F57

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#E74F93

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Brilliant Amber 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
#E7C251
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

#5076E7
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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
#E7C251
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

#7650E7
#7650E7

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#50C1E7
#50C1E7

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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
#C1E750
#C1E750

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#E7C251
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

#E77650
#E77650

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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
#E7C251
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

#50E7C1
#50E7C1

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#C150E7
#C150E7

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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
#E7C251
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

#76E750
#76E750

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#5076E7
#5076E7

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#C150E7
#C150E7

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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
#E7C251
Brilliant Amber

#E7C251

#50E776
#50E776

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#5076E7
#5076E7

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#E750C1
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Nearest named colors to Brilliant Amber

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity.

Starbell color link
Starbell

#EBC155

Cream Can color link
Cream Can

#EEC051

Festival color link
Festival

#EACC4A

Ipanema color link
Ipanema

#DCC64B

Sunkissed color link
Sunkissed

#E6B553

Lanzones color link
Lanzones

#E0BC5B

Maximum Yellow Red color link
Maximum Yellow Red

#F2BA49

Golden Fleece color link
Golden Fleece

#E1BC5F

Confetti color link
Confetti

#DDCB46

Creme De Banane color link
Creme De Banane

#E0C161

Charger color link
Charger

#F9C24E

Casablanca color link
Casablanca

#F0B253

Brilliant Amber color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#E7C251
  • RGB231, 194, 81
  • CMYK0, 15, 59, 9
  • CSSrgb(231, 194, 81)
  • HSL45°, 76%, 61%
  • HSL Precise45.2°, 75.758%, 61.176%
  • HSV45°, 65%, 91%
  • HSB45°, 65%, 91%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.906
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.761
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.318
  • GLSLvec3(0.906, 0.761, 0.318)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.906, 0.761, 0.318, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.906, 0.761, 0.318)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB90.6%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB31.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDE7C251
  • DECIMAL ID15188561
  • Name Length15
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  • Counting from2025-01-01

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