#e1cc38 Color Information

#e1cc38 Color Information
Details | Shades, Tints, and Tones | Variations | Color Coordinates | Color Schemes | HTML+CSS Examples | Coding & Programming | Color Blindness | Accessibility | Related Colors

The hexadecimal value (hex value) of this color is #e1cc38. In RGB, it consists of 88.2% Red, 80.0% Green, and 22.0% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 9.3% Magenta, 75.1% Yellow, and 11.8% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 52.5°, with saturation of 73.8% and lightness of 55.1%. The decimal value for #e1cc38 is 14797880, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc33. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e1cc38 is red. In the CMYK color space, its strongest component is yellow. And in the RYB color space, its strongest component is yellow.
  • HexHex code for this color#e1cc38 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color225, 204, 56 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color88.2%, 80.0%, 22.0% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.118, 0.200, 0.780 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.093, 0.751, 0.118 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color52.5°, 73.8%, 55.1% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color52.5°, 75.1%, 88.2% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color53.358, 59.479, 12.410 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color80, 225, 56 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14797880 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color81.554, -8.024, 71.228 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)81.554, 71.679, 96.427 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color81.554, 20.498, 80.955 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color77.122, -11.467, 44.445 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.426, 0.475, 59.479 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4292987960 / 0xffe1cc38 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc33 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #e1cc38

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e1cc38, its pure hue is 52.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.8%, and its lightness is 55.1%. As the amount of black is added to this hue and we reduce its lightness, the result is increasingly darker shades tints. The palette given below provides 9 different shades of #e1cc38, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1c1a07 to #c5b331.

Tints of #e1cc38

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e1cc38, its pure hue is 52.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.8%, and its lightness is 55.1%. As the amount of white (lightness) is added to this hue, the result is increasingly lighter tints. The following palette gives 9 different tints of #e1cc38, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e5d251 to #fbf9e6.

Tones of #e1cc38

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e1cc38, its pure hue is 52.5° on the color wheel and its saturation is 73.8%, so we increase this saturation to create more colorful tones, and decrease the saturation to create grayer tones. The palette shown below gives 9 different tones of #e1cc38, which range from #8d8d8d (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #ffe31a (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e1cc38

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e1cc38! For #e1cc38, there are 6 variations of the color that can be created by swapping its Red, Green, and Blue color positions, of which 5 are different from our original color. Among these six variations, there are 6 unique colors including our original color, #e1cc38. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e1cc38

This color, #e1cc38, consists of 88.2% Red, 80.0% Green, and 22.0% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 225, Green = 204, Blue = 56. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e1cc38 is 0% Cyan, 9.3% Magenta, 75.1% Yellow, and 11.8% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R88.2%
C0.0%
G80.0%
M9.3%
B22.0%
Y75.1%
K11.8%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 225 204 56
Octal 341 314 70
Hexa #e1 #cc #38
Binary 11100001 11001100 00111000
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 9 75 11
Octal 0 11 113 13
Hexa #00 #09 #4b #0b
Binary 00000000 00001001 01001011 00001011

Analogous Colors of #e1cc38

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e1cc38 — which has hue 52.5° — its analogous colors are located at 22.5° and 82.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e1cc38.

Triadic Colors of #e1cc38

Triadic colors are located 120 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel, which means the original color and its triadic colors are equidistant from one another on the color wheel and form a triangle. For #e1cc38 — which has hue 52.5° — its triadic colors are located at 52.5° and 292.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e1cc38.

Complementary Color of #e1cc38

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e1cc38 — which has hue 52.5° — its complementary color is located at 232.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e1cc38.

Split Complementary Colors of #e1cc38

Split complementary colors are the analogs of a color's complement, which places them 210 degrees away on the color wheel from an original color. For #e1cc38 — which has hue 52.5° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 52.5° and 262.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e1cc38.

Tetradic Colors of #e1cc38

Tetradic colors are two sets of complementary colors on either side of a color wheel from each other, forming a rectangle on the color wheel. For #e1cc38 — which has hue 52.5° — its tetradic colors are located at 322.5°, 52.5°, 142.5°, and 232.5° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e1cc38.

Monochromatic Colors of #e1cc38

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e1cc38, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #867921 — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f8eb94 (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e1cc38

We want to make getting started with #e1cc38 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e1cc38 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e1cc38 can be used to color text, backgrounds, shadows, and borders, as well as how it can be used as a solid fill or gradient fill for rectangles. These examples principally make use of <span> and <div> tags, although the CSS shown in particular can be repurposed to make use of #e1cc38 with other HTML elements.

#e1cc38 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e1cc38.
<span style="color: #e1cc38;">The color of this text is #e1cc38.</span>

#e1cc38 Background Color

The background color for this text is #e1cc38.
<div style="background-color: #e1cc38; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e1cc38.</div>

#e1cc38 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e1cc38.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e1cc38;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e1cc38.</span>

#e1cc38 Border Color

This is a div with border color #e1cc38.
<div style="border: #e1cc38 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e1cc38.</div>

#e1cc38 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e1cc38 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e1cc38; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e1cc38 on a white background.</div></div>

#e1cc38 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e1cc38 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e1cc38; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e1cc38 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e1cc38 to White

This is a gradient from #e1cc38 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e1cc38,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e1cc38,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e1cc38,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e1cc38,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e1cc38 to white.</div>

Gradient from #e1cc38 to Black

This is a gradient from #e1cc38 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e1cc38,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e1cc38,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e1cc38,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e1cc38,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e1cc38 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e1cc38

In addition to using #e1cc38 on the web, we know you might want to use it in your mobile and desktop apps, too. Whatever your needs, the table below shows how to access #e1cc38 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e1cc38, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 225, Green = 204, Blue = 56). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e1cc38 in other color spaces, refer to these details as provided toward the top of this page.

Language Environment Code Snippet
HTML + CSS (Hex Code) Web #e1cc38
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(225, 204, 56)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e1cc38; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e1cc38; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e1cc38; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(225, 204, 56);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e1cc38")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:225, green:204, blue:56, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:225 green:204 blue:56 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(225f, 204f, 56f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(225, 204, 56);
 

#e1cc38 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e1cc38 the same way. For those with color blindness, #e1cc38 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e1cc38 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e1cc38 is placed in a circle in the upper-left corner of each of the below boxes, with the color in the rest of those boxes signifying how #e1cc38 looks for someone with that type of color blindness. Many people will perceive close similarities between the colors in these boxes and the colors in the circles — with some noticing particular similarities. We offer this insight so that as you make choices about colors to use for your purposes, you can make an informed decision about whether #e1cc38 will be a good fit for everyone in your audience!

Trichromacy

Protanomaly
Affects 1 in 100 Men & 1 in 10,000 Women

Deuteranomaly
Affects 1 in 17 Men & 1 in 250 Women

Tritanomaly
Affects 1 in 10,000

Dichromacy

Protanopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Deuteranopia
Affects 1 in 100, Mostly Men

Tritanopia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Monochromacy

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 20,000

Achromatopsia
Affects 1 in 100,000

Accessibility

Not Accessibility Recommended

We analyzed whether #e1cc38 is an accessible color when used as a text / foreground color against a white background. This analysis is based on the Web Content Accessibility Guidelines (WCAG) 2 Level issued by W3C. Based on this analysis, we calculate a contrast ratio against white of approximately 1.6:1 against white. Under both the AA and AAA level standards, this is not a high enough ratio to be considered accessible for either normal size or large text.

WCAG AA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AA
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WCAG AAA
Normal Size Text

WCAG AAA
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