Earth Yellow (#E1A95F)

The hex code for Earth Yellow is #E1A95F. It is rgb(225, 169, 95) in RGB, hsl(34, 68%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 25%, 58%, 12%) in CMYK — a light orange. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1A95F

HEX#E1A95F

RGBrgb(225, 169, 95)

HSLhsl(34, 68%, 63%)

HSVhsv(34, 58%, 88%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 25%, 58%, 12%)

OKLCHoklch(77.2% 0.113 72.5)

LABlab(73.47% 15.36 46.04)

LCHlch(73.47% 48.54 71.55)

Colors Closest to Earth Yellow

Earth Yellow is a registered color name. These are the named colors nearest to it, measured as CIE76 distance in CIELAB — a perceptual scale, so the ordering matches what the eye sees rather than how close the raw RGB numbers happen to sit.

Indian Yellow#E3A857ΔE 3.94 Sunray#E3AB57ΔE 4.71 Fawn#E5AA70ΔE 7.75 Middle Yellow Red#ECB176ΔE 8.15 Mellow Apricot#F8B878ΔE 8.31 Aztec Gold#C39953ΔE 9.59

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#E1A95F Channel Values

How Earth Yellow breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

Model	Channels	Notes
RGB	R 225 · G 169 · B 95	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 34° · S 68% · L 63%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 34° · S 58% · V 88%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 25% · Y 58% · K 12%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	2.09:1 vs white · 10.04:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Earth Yellow background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1. Contrast is one check, not a full accessibility review.

TextWhite text2.09:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text10.04:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Earth Yellow

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Earth Yellow; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

Base

Complementary

Analogous

Analogous

Triadic

Triadic

Split comp.

Split comp.

Tints & Shades of Earth Yellow

Lighter tints and darker shades built by moving the lightness channel while holding hue and saturation, which is what you want for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

Shades

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How Earth Yellow Looks with Color Vision Deficiency

Simulated with the Viénot, Brettel & Mollon LMS projection model. Anomalous types are rendered as partial versions of the matching dichromacy, which is an approximation rather than a per-person clinical model.

Typical#E1A95F

Protanopia#B4B45E

Protanomaly#C8B05F

Deuteranopia#BEBE5B

Deuteranomaly#CDB65D

Tritanopia#E6A2A2

Tritanomaly#E4A58C

Achromatopsia#B3B3B3

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Using #E1A95F in Code

Copy-ready declarations for the places this color usually ends up.

CSS custom property--earth-yellow: #E1A95F;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1A95F;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'earth-yellow': '#E1A95F' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.663, blue: 0.373)

Android XML<color name="earth_yellow">#E1A95F</color>

SVG fillfill="#E1A95F"

More Orange Colors

Earth Yellow sits in the orangefamily. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

e1ac94 e08d3c e25822 e06f1f e2782c dfd3c3 e27b32 df6124 e2b88d dec8ab e2c297 deb887 e78f50 efb39f f54900 faf0e6 fefbf6 ff7b47 ffa585 ffc3ad ffdec2 ffedd6 8b7d6b cc6633

#E1A95F Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Earth Yellow?

The hex code for Earth Yellow is #E1A95F. That is rgb(225, 169, 95) in RGB, hsl(34, 68%, 63%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 58%, 12%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #E1A95F?

#E1A95F is rgb(225, 169, 95) — red 225, green 169, and blue 95 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1A95F?

#E1A95F converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 25%, 58%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1A95F be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1A95F scores 2.09:1 against white and 10.04:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1A95F as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1A95F is not one of the CSS color keywords, so it has to be written as a hex, rgb() or hsl() value. The closest keyword is sandybrown (#F4A460) at a CIE76 distance of 10.5, which is visibly different.

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