#E3C67D Color

#E3C67D is rgb(227, 198, 125) in RGB, hsl(43, 65%, 69%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 11%) in CMYK. It has no registered color name of its own — the closest is Buff (#F0DC82), visibly different at ΔE 10.51. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

#E3C67D

HEX#E3C67D

RGBrgb(227, 198, 125)

HSLhsl(43, 65%, 69%)

HSVhsv(43, 45%, 89%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 11%)

OKLCHoklch(83.5% 0.098 88.6)

LABlab(81.19% 3.57 40.43)

LCHlch(81.19% 40.59 84.95)

What #E3C67D 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 #E3C67D, ordered by CIE76 distance in CIELAB. Anything under about ΔE 2 is a difference most people cannot see.

Buff#F0DC82ΔE 10.51 Gold (Crayola)#E6BE8AΔE 10.6 Flax#EEDC82ΔE 10.67 Topaz#FFC87CΔE 11.91 Dark Khaki#BDB76BΔE 12.1 Burly Wood#DEB887ΔE 12.24

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

#E3C67D Channel Values

How #E3C67D 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 227 · G 198 · B 125	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 43° · S 65% · L 69%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 43° · S 45% · V 89%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 13% · Y 45% · K 11%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.66:1 vs white · 12.64:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a #E3C67D 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 text1.66:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

TextBlack text12.64:1AA normal AA large AAA normal

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Colors That Go With #E3C67D

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite #E3C67D; 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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Analogous

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Triadic

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Split comp.

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Tints & Shades of #E3C67D

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

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How #E3C67D 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#E3C67D

Protanopia#CBCB7D

Protanomaly#D5C97D

Deuteranopia#D0D07B

Deuteranomaly#D8CC7C

Tritanopia#E9BFBF

Tritanomaly#E7C2A8

Achromatopsia#C9C9C9

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Using #E3C67D in Code

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

CSS custom property--color-e3c67d: #E3C67D;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E3C67D;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'color-e3c67d': '#E3C67D' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.890, green: 0.776, blue: 0.490)

Android XML<color name="color_e3c67d">#E3C67D</color>

SVG fillfill="#E3C67D"

More Yellow Colors

#E3C67D sits in the yellow family. These are its neighbours across that family's full range, each with its own breakdown.

181807 fffff5 1b1404 fffff0 1f1f00 ffffeb 242400 ffffe5 2a2913 ffffe0 2b2003 ffffd6 573a00 856514 b0a94f cc9900 e0e000 edeae0 f2f1e3 f8f3c9 fcfce8 ffcc00 fff000 ffff0f

#E3C67D Frequently Asked Questions

What color is #E3C67D?

#E3C67D is a light yellow — rgb(227, 198, 125) in RGB and hsl(43, 65%, 69%) in HSL. It carries no registered color name of its own; the closest named color is Buff (#F0DC82), which is visibly different at a CIE76 distance of 10.51.

What is the RGB value of #E3C67D?

#E3C67D is rgb(227, 198, 125) — red 227, green 198, and blue 125 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E3C67D?

#E3C67D converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 13%, 45%, 11%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E3C67D be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E3C67D scores 1.66:1 against white and 12.64:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E3C67D as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E3C67D 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 darkkhaki (#BDB76B) at a CIE76 distance of 12.1, which is visibly different.

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