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#E1D260 Color

#E1D260 is rgb(225, 210, 96) in RGB, hsl(53, 68%, 63%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 7%, 57%, 12%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), very hard to tell apart at ΔE 3.78. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E1D260
HEX#E1D260
RGBrgb(225, 210, 96)
HSLhsl(53, 68%, 63%)
HSVhsv(53, 57%, 88%)
CMYKcmyk(0%, 7%, 57%, 12%)
OKLCHoklch(85.4% 0.136 101.9)
LABlab(83.79% -4.87 57.12)
LCHlch(83.79% 57.33 94.87)

What #E1D260 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 #E1D260, 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.

#E1D260 Channel Values

How #E1D260 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 210 · B 968-bit channels as sent to the display
HSLH 53° · S 68% · L 63%Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSVH 53° · S 57% · V 88%Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYKC 0% · M 7% · Y 57% · K 12%Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance1.55:1 vs white · 13.59:1 vs blackWCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E1D260 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 text1.55:1AA normal AA large AAA normal
TextBlack text13.59:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E1D260

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E1D260; 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 #E1D260

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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Want a full 50-950 ramp with semantic roles? Generate design tokens from #E1D260.

How #E1D260 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#E1D260
Protanopia#D5D560
Protanomaly#DAD460
Deuteranopia#D7D75F
Deuteranomaly#DBD55F
Tritanopia#EAC8C8
Tritanomaly#E6CCA8
Achromatopsia#D0D0D0

Test a full palette in the color blindness simulator.

Using #E1D260 in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e1d260: #E1D260;
CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E1D260;
Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e1d260': '#E1D260' }
SwiftUIColor(red: 0.882, green: 0.824, blue: 0.376)
Android XML<color name="color_e1d260">#E1D260</color>
SVG fillfill="#E1D260"

More Yellow Colors

#E1D260 sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

#E1D260 Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E1D260?

#E1D260 is a light yellow — rgb(225, 210, 96) in RGB and hsl(53, 68%, 63%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B), which is very hard to tell apart at a CIE76 distance of 3.78.

What is the RGB value of #E1D260?

#E1D260 is rgb(225, 210, 96) — red 225, green 210, and blue 96 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E1D260?

#E1D260 converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 7%, 57%, 12%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E1D260 be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E1D260 scores 1.55:1 against white and 13.59:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E1D260 as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E1D260 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 khaki (#F0E68C) at a CIE76 distance of 13.95, which is visibly different.

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