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#E1BF41 Color

#E1BF41 is rgb(225, 191, 65) in RGB, hsl(47, 73%, 57%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 15%, 71%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Maize (Crayola) (#F2C649), clearly related but distinguishable side by side at ΔE 5.36. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1BF41
HEX#E1BF41
RGBrgb(225, 191, 65)
HSLhsl(47, 73%, 57%)
HSVhsv(47, 71%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 15%, 71%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(81.2% 0.144 93.5)
LABlab(78.71% 3.03 64.71)
LCHlch(78.71% 64.78 87.32)

What #E1BF41 Is Called

Most hex codes have no name: there are 16.7 million of them and a few thousand registered names. These are the named colors nearest to #E1BF41, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Browse the full index of named colors A-Z or every yellow in the library.

#E1BF41 Channel Values

How #E1BF41 breaks down in each color model. Hue is measured in degrees around the color wheel; saturation, lightness, and the CMYK inks are percentages.

ModelChannelsNotes
RGBR 225 · G 191 · B 658-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 47° · S 73% · L 57%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 47° · S 71% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 15% · Y 71% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.79:1 vs white · 11.73:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1BF41 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.

Fails AAWhite text1.79:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text11.73:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E1BF41

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1BF41; analogous colors sit beside it; triadic and split-complementary sets spread evenly around the wheel. Select any swatch for its own breakdown.

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Tints & Shades of #E1BF41

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.

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Shades

Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1BF41.

How #E1BF41 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#E1BF41
Protanopia#C5C540
Protanomaly#D1C341
Deuteranopia#CBCB3D
Deuteranomaly#D4C63F
Tritanopia#E9B5B5
Tritanomaly#E6B994
Achromatopsia#C2C2C2

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1BF41 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e1bf41: #E1BF41;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1BF41;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1bf41': '#E1BF41' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.749, blue: 0.255)
Android XML<color name="color_e1bf41">#E1BF41</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1BF41"

More Yellow Colors

#E1BF41 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E1BF41 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1BF41?

#E1BF41 is a mid-tone yellow — rgb(225, 191, 65) in RGB and hsl(47, 73%, 57%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Maize (Crayola) (#F2C649), which is clearly related but distinguishable side by side at a CIE76 distance of 5.36.

What is the RGB value of #E1BF41?

#E1BF41 is rgb(225, 191, 65) — red 225, green 191, and blue 65 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1BF41?

#E1BF41 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 15%, 71%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1BF41 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1BF41 scores 1.79:1 against white and 11.73:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1BF41 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1BF41 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 goldenrod (#DAA520) at a CIE76 distance of 12.43, which is visibly different.

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