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#E3C81C Oh Em Ghee

#E3C81C is a light, vivid yellow named Oh Em Ghee. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.0% red, 78.4% green and 11.0% blue (rgb(227, 200, 28)). Its HSL value is 52° hue, 78% saturation and 50% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 12% magenta, 88% yellow and 11% black. #E3C81C is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 12.54:1.

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Variations of #E3C81C

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E3C81C color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E3C81C for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E3C81C appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #E4CC2E
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DDC300
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DFC500
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E4CC2E
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E3CA26
  • Tritanopia 69% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F6B8AB
  • Tritanomaly 85% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EAC279
  • Achromatopsia 67% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #C8C8C8
  • Achromatomaly 73% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #CFC8B0

#E3C81C contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.67:1 Very poor#E3C81C text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
12.54:1 Super#E3C81C text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E3C81C in CSS

/* Oh Em Ghee */
.color { color: #E3C81C; }
.background { background-color: #E3C81C; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E3C81C; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(227 200 28);
color: hsl(52 78% 50%);
color: oklch(0.831 0.167 99.0);

#E3C81C FAQ

What color is #E3C81C?

#E3C81C is a light, vivid yellow. Its closest named color is Oh Em Ghee. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E3C81C?

#E3C81C is rgb(227, 200, 28) in RGB, hsl(52, 78%, 50%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 12%, 88%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E3C81C?

The complementary color of #E3C81C is #1C37E3, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E3C81C?

Black text has the best contrast on #E3C81C: 12.54:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E3C81C a warm or cool color?

#E3C81C is a warm color.