Start generating
E5CC5F

#E5CC5F closest to Sulphur Pit

#E5CC5F is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Sulphur Pit. In the RGB color model it is made of 89.8% red, 80.0% green and 37.3% blue (rgb(229, 204, 95)). Its HSL value is 49° hue, 72% saturation and 64% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 11% magenta, 59% yellow and 10% black. #E5CC5F is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.13:1.

Make a palette with #E5CC5F

#E5CC5F color conversion

HEX
RGB
HSL
HSB / HSV
HWB
CMYK
XYZ
CIELAB
CIELCh
CIELUV
OKLCH

Variations of #E5CC5F

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

E5CC5FC7B152AA97448E7E3872652C584E203F371528220A120F03030200

Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

E5CC5FE8D172EAD784EDDC95EFE1A5F2E6B4F4EBC4F7F0D3FAF5E2FCFAF0

Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

E5CC5FDAC465D0BD6BC6B56FBBAD73B1A676A79E799D977B938F7D8A887F

Hues

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

FFBA99FFBC8BFFBD78FDC061F2C65EE5CC5FD7D265C7D76EB6DC7BA4E08991E398

Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

BEC092C6C289CEC580D6C776DDCA6BE5CC5FE7C95DE8C75AE9C458EBC255ECBF53

#E5CC5F color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

E5CC5F5F78E5
Open in generator →

Split complementary

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

E5CC5F5FBBE5895FE5
Open in generator →

Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

E5CC5FE5895FBBE55F
Open in generator →

Triadic

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

E5CC5F5FE5CCCC5FE5
Open in generator →

Tetradic

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

E5CC5F78E55F5F78E5CC5FE5
Open in generator →

Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

E5CC5F5FE5895F78E5E55FBB
Open in generator →

#E5CC5F for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E5CC5F 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 #E5D064
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DEC854
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #E0CA58
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #E5D064
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E4CE61
  • Tritanopia 76% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #F5BEB4
  • Tritanomaly 88% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #EBC78E
  • Achromatopsia 74% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CCCCCC
  • Achromatomaly 79% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3CCB9

#E5CC5F contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.60:1 Very poor#E5CC5F text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.13:1 Super#E5CC5F text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

Need another background? Pick any pair in the palette generator and open the contrast panel.

Colors similar to #E5CC5F

Palettes with #E5CC5F

#E5CC5F in CSS

/* Sulphur Pit */
.color { color: #E5CC5F; }
.background { background-color: #E5CC5F; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E5CC5F; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(229 204 95);
color: hsl(49 72% 64%);
color: oklch(0.845 0.131 96.5);

#E5CC5F FAQ

What color is #E5CC5F?

#E5CC5F is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sulphur Pit. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E5CC5F?

#E5CC5F is rgb(229, 204, 95) in RGB, hsl(49, 72%, 64%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 11%, 59%, 10%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E5CC5F?

The complementary color of #E5CC5F is #5F78E5, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E5CC5F?

Black text has the best contrast on #E5CC5F: 13.13:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E5CC5F a warm or cool color?

#E5CC5F is a warm color.