Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B)

The hex code for Arylide Yellow is #E9D66B. It is rgb(233, 214, 107) in RGB, hsl(51, 74%, 67%) in HSL, and about cmyk(0%, 8%, 54%, 9%) in CMYK — a light yellow. Black text is the more readable choice on this background.

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HEX#E9D66B

RGBrgb(233, 214, 107)

HSLhsl(51, 74%, 67%)

HSVhsv(51, 54%, 91%)

CMYKcmyk(0%, 8%, 54%, 9%)

OKLCHoklch(87% 0.129 99.4)

LABlab(85.62% -2.93 54.45)

LCHlch(85.62% 54.53 93.08)

Colors Closest to Arylide Yellow

Arylide Yellow is a registered color name, also listed as Hansa Yellow. 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.

Straw#E4D96FΔE 3.59 Jasmine#F8DE7EΔE 6.52 Orange-yellow (Crayola)#F8D568ΔE 7.18 Yellow (Crayola)#FCE883ΔE 7.2 Shandy#FFE670ΔE 8.09 Buff#F0DC82ΔE 8.32

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#E9D66B Channel Values

How Arylide 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 233 · G 214 · B 107	8-bit channels as sent to the display
HSL	H 51° · S 74% · L 67%	Easiest model for building lighter and darker variants
HSV	H 51° · S 54% · V 91%	Matches the picker in most design tools
CMYK	C 0% · M 8% · Y 54% · K 9%	Approximate ink mix; confirm with an ICC profile before printing
Luminance	1.47:1 vs white · 14.3:1 vs black	WCAG 2.2 relative-luminance contrast ratios

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG 2.2 contrast ratios for text on a Arylide 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 text1.47:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

TextBlack text14.3:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

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Colors That Go With Arylide Yellow

Pairings derived from color-wheel relationships. The complementary color sits opposite Arylide 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 Arylide 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 Arylide 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#E9D66B

Protanopia#D9D96B

Protanomaly#E0D86B

Deuteranopia#DDDD6A

Deuteranomaly#E2DA6A

Tritanopia#F1CCCC

Tritanomaly#EED0AE

Achromatopsia#D5D5D5

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Using #E9D66B in Code

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

CSS custom property--arylide-yellow: #E9D66B;

CSS backgroundbackground-color: #E9D66B;

Tailwind configcolors: { 'arylide-yellow': '#E9D66B' }

SwiftUIColor(red: 0.914, green: 0.839, blue: 0.420)

Android XML<color name="arylide_yellow">#E9D66B</color>

SVG fillfill="#E9D66B"

More Yellow Colors

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

eac975 e7e7ab eadd61 e7e727 eae0c8 e6e200 eae9d1 e6e0d4 ebcb7a e6bf5b ebeb00 e5e600 f0ead6 f6f6df fbfbda fefce8 ffe347 fffbd6 ffff9e 3f3a08 6e6e30 999900 beb7a4 d6ab00

#E9D66B Frequently Asked Questions

What is the hex code for Arylide Yellow?

The hex code for Arylide Yellow is #E9D66B. That is rgb(233, 214, 107) in RGB, hsl(51, 74%, 67%) in HSL, and approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 54%, 9%) in CMYK.

What is the RGB value of #E9D66B?

#E9D66B is rgb(233, 214, 107) — red 233, green 214, and blue 107 on the 0-255 scale.

What is the CMYK value of #E9D66B?

#E9D66B converts to approximately cmyk(0%, 8%, 54%, 9%). CMYK output is a mathematical approximation for planning; confirm production print colors with your printer and ICC profile.

Should text on #E9D66B be black or white?

Black text is the more readable choice. #E9D66B scores 1.47:1 against white and 14.3:1 against black, and WCAG 2.2 asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal body text.

Can I write #E9D66B as a CSS color keyword?

No. #E9D66B 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 11.03, which is visibly different.

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