#e4c514 Color Information

#e4c514 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 #e4c514. In RGB, it consists of 89.4% Red, 77.3% Green, and 7.8% Blue. Likewise, in the CMYK color space, it consists of 0% Cyan, 13.6% Magenta, 91.2% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. On the color wheel, its Hue is found at 51.1°, with saturation of 83.9% and lightness of 48.6%. The decimal value for #e4c514 is 14992660, and its nearest "web safe" color is #cccc00. In the RGB color space, the strongest component for #e4c514 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#e4c514 Copy
  • NameThe common name of this color(Unnamed) Copy
  • RGBRed, Green, Blue composition for this color228, 197, 20 Copy
  • RGB PercentPercent Red, Green, Blue composition for this color89.4%, 77.3%, 7.8% Copy
  • CMYCyan, Magenta, Yellow composition for this color0.106, 0.227, 0.922 Copy
  • CMYKCyan, Magenta, Yellow, Black composition for this color0, 0.136, 0.912, 0.106 Copy
  • HSLHue, Saturation, Lightness combination for this color51.1°, 83.9%, 48.6% Copy
  • HSV (or HSB)Hue, Saturation, Brightness combination for this color51.1°, 91.2%, 89.4% Copy
  • XYZCIE 1931 color space XYZ coordinates for this color52.087, 56.477, 8.818 Copy
  • RYBRed, Yellow, Blue composition for this color56, 228, 20 Copy
  • DecimalDecimal representation of this color's hex code14992660 Copy
  • CIE-LABCIELAB color space coordinates for this color79.885, -4.128, 78.789 Copy
  • CIE-LCHCIE-LCH color space coordinates for this color (chroma, hue, etc.)79.885, 78.897, 92.999 Copy
  • CIE-LUVCIE-LUV color space coordinates for this color79.885, 28.282, 83.866 Copy
  • Hunter LabHunter-Lab color space coordinates for this color75.151, -7.796, 45.649 Copy
  • xyYCIE xyY color space coordinates for this color0.444, 0.481, 56.477 Copy
  • AndroidValue of this color in Android development4293182740 / 0xffe4c514 Copy
  • Web SafeHex code of the nearest "web safe" version of this color#cccc00 Copy
Last Updated: December 4, 2024

Shades of #e4c514

Shades are created by adding black to or removing lightness from a particular color. For #e4c514, its pure hue is 51.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.9%, and its lightness is 48.6%. 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 #e4c514, which — excluding black and our original color — range from #1d1903 to #c8ac12.

Tints of #e4c514

Tints are created by adding white or lightness to a particular color. For #e4c514, its pure hue is 51.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.9%, and its lightness is 48.6%. 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 #e4c514, which — excluding white and our original color — range from #e7cc31 to #fcf8e2.

Tones of #e4c514

Tones are the result of adding gray to a pure hue. In the case of #e4c514, its pure hue is 51.1° on the color wheel and its saturation is 83.9%, 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 #e4c514, which range from #7c7c7c (the grayest / 0% saturation) to #f8d300 (the most colorful / 100% saturation).

Variations of #e4c514

There are several ways to create color variations and premutations of #e4c514! For #e4c514, 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, #e4c514. Click on these colors to learn more about them, too!

Color Coordinates of #e4c514

This color, #e4c514, consists of 89.4% Red, 77.3% Green, and 7.8% Blue, resulting in color coordinates Red = 228, Green = 197, Blue = 20. Likewise, the CMYK color space composition for #e4c514 is 0% Cyan, 13.6% Magenta, 91.2% Yellow, and 10.6% Black. These values are shown in the following charts and tables.

R89.4%
C0.0%
G77.3%
M13.6%
B7.8%
Y91.2%
K10.6%
Color Base R (Red) G (Green) B (Blue)
Decimal 228 197 20
Octal 344 305 24
Hexa #e4 #c5 #14
Binary 11100100 11000101 00010100
Color Base C (Cyan) M (Magenta) Y (Yellow) Y (Black)
Decimal 0 13 91 10
Octal 0 15 133 12
Hexa #00 #0d #5b #0a
Binary 00000000 00001101 01011011 00001010

Analogous Colors of #e4c514

Analogous colors are located 30 degrees away from a color's hue on the color wheel. For #e4c514 — which has hue 51.1° — its analogous colors are located at 21.1° and 81.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e4c514.

Triadic Colors of #e4c514

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 #e4c514 — which has hue 51.1° — its triadic colors are located at 51.1° and 291.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e4c514.

Complementary Color of #e4c514

A complementary color is located opposite a color on the color wheel (180 degrees away). For #e4c514 — which has hue 51.1° — its complementary color is located at 231.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e4c514.

Split Complementary Colors of #e4c514

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 #e4c514 — which has hue 51.1° — its split complementary colors its split complementary colors are located at 51.1° and 261.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e4c514.

Tetradic Colors of #e4c514

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 #e4c514 — which has hue 51.1° — its tetradic colors are located at 321.1°, 51.1°, 141.1°, and 231.1° on the color wheel, with the same saturation and lightness as #e4c514.

Monochromatic Colors of #e4c514

Monochromatic colors are colors that share a common hue but that have different saturations and lightness. For #e4c514, we show 9 different monochromatic colors of it, ranging from #6d5f0f — (which has very low saturation and very low lightness) — to #f9e77b (which has a very high saturation and very high lightness).

HTML+CSS Examples & Previews of #e4c514

We want to make getting started with #e4c514 on your website fast and easy! Below are 8 examples of how to integrate #e4c514 into a website using HTML+CSS. These examples include showing how #e4c514 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 #e4c514 with other HTML elements.

#e4c514 Foreground / Text Color

The color of this text is #e4c514.
<span style="color: #e4c514;">The color of this text is #e4c514.</span>

#e4c514 Background Color

The background color for this text is #e4c514.
<div style="background-color: #e4c514; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">The background color for this text is #e4c514.</div>

#e4c514 Text Shadow Color

This color for the shadow of this text is #e4c514.
<span style="text-shadow: 3px 3px 3px #e4c514;">This color for the shadow of this text is #e4c514.</span>

#e4c514 Border Color

This is a div with border color #e4c514.
<div style="border: #e4c514 4px solid;width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a div with border color #e4c514.</div>

#e4c514 Color Rectangle on a White Background

This is a rectangle of color #e4c514 on a white background.
<div style="background-color: #ffffff; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e4c514; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e4c514 on a white background.</div></div>

#e4c514 Color Rectangle on a Black Background

This is a rectangle of color #e4c514 on a black background.
<div style="background-color: #000000; padding: 60px; width:100%; height: 100%;"><div style="background-color: #e4c514; width:100%; height:100%; padding: 10px; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a rectangle of color #e4c514 on a black background.</div></div>

Gradient from #e4c514 to White

This is a gradient from #e4c514 to white.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e4c514,white); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e4c514,white); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e4c514,white); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e4c514,white); width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e4c514 to white.</div>

Gradient from #e4c514 to Black

This is a gradient from #e4c514 to black.
<div style="background: -webkit-linear-gradient(left,#e4c514,black); /* Firefox */ background: linear-gradient(to right,#e4c514,black); /* Safari */ background: -o-linear-gradient(left,#e4c514,black); /* Opera */ background: -moz-linear-gradient(left,#e4c514,black); color: #ffffff; width:100%; height:100%; display: flex; justify-content: center; align-items: center;">This is a gradient from #e4c514 to black.</div>

Coding & Programming with #e4c514

In addition to using #e4c514 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 #e4c514 in the language and environment of your choice. These code snippets are principally the hexadecimal representation of #e4c514, or the RGB color coordinates for the same (Red = 228, Green = 197, Blue = 20). If you need details about the color coordinates of #e4c514 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 #e4c514
HTML + CSS (RGB Code) Web rgb(228, 197, 20)
CSS Background Color Web .myclass { background-color: #e4c514; }
CSS Foreground + Text Color Web .myclass { color: #e4c514; }
CSS Border Color Web .myclass { border: 2px solid #e4c514; }
Java (Multi-platform) new Color(228, 197, 20);
Python (Multi-platform) Color("#e4c514")
Swift iOS UIColor(red:228, green:197, blue:20, alpha:1.0000)
Objective-C (iOS) iOS [UIColor colorWithRed:228 green:197 blue:20 alpha:1.0000];
OpenGL (Graphics) glColor3f(228f, 197f, 20f);
C# / .NET Windows Color.FromArgb(228, 197, 20);
 

#e4c514 Color Blindness

Not everyone can see #e4c514 the same way. For those with color blindness, #e4c514 might look very, very different. Here, we simulate eight examples of color blindness, and how #e4c514 looks next to each one of them. In all cases, #e4c514 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 #e4c514 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 #e4c514 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 #e4c514 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 1.7:1 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
Large Size Text