Earth Yellow (#E1A95F)

HEX, RGB, HSL, CMYK values + mood/style/use-case color tags. Use this page to keep your colors consistent across web and print.

Preview

Sample Text
This is how text may look on this color.
Best text color: #000000
Contrast vs white: 2.09:1 — vs black: 10.04:1

Color values

  • HEX #E1A95F
  • RGB rgb(225, 169, 95)
  • HSL hsl(34, 68%, 62%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 25, 58, 12 )
  • Websafe #CC9966

Tags

Tip: tags are heuristic suggestions (helpful for browsing and inspiration).

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E1A95F based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

The color directly opposite on the color wheel — creates maximum contrast and vibrance.

Earth Yellow
#E1A95F Base
#5F97E1
Analogous

Colors adjacent on the wheel — naturally harmonious and pleasing to the eye.

Earth Yellow
#E1A95F Base
#E1685F
#D8E15F
Triadic

Three colors equally spaced 120° apart — bold, balanced, and visually rich.

Earth Yellow
#E1A95F Base
#5FE1A9
#A95FE1
Split-Complementary

Two colors flanking the complement — high contrast with less tension than full complementary.

Earth Yellow
#E1A95F Base
#5FD8E1
#685FE1
Tetradic (Square)

Four colors at 90° intervals — rich variety, best when one color dominates.

Earth Yellow
#E1A95F Base
#5FE168
#5F97E1
#E15FD8
Monochromatic

Shades and tints of the same hue — cohesive, elegant, and easy to work with.

Earth Yellow
#E1A95F Base
#8D5B1A
#CD8526
#DB973D
#E7BB81
#EDCC9F
#F9EEE0
Shades & Tints

Darker shades and lighter tints of Earth Yellow, generated by adjusting lightness while keeping the same hue and saturation.

Shades (darker)

#150E04
#472E0D
#794E17
#AA6F20
#D88E2D
Earth Yellow #E1A95F Base
#E6B87B
#EBC796
#F1D6B2
#F6E5CE
#FBF3EA
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E1A95F. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E1A95F;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E1A95F;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E1A95F;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E1A95F,
        #5F97E1
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E1A95F,
        #5F97E1
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$earth-yellow: #E1A95F;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$earth-yellow-r: 225;
$earth-yellow-g: 169;
$earth-yellow-b: 95;

// Usage
.element {
    background-color: $earth-yellow;
    color: rgba($earth-yellow-r, $earth-yellow-g, $earth-yellow-b, 0.8);
}
Color Blindness Simulation

How Earth Yellow appears to people with different types of color vision deficiency.

Normal Vision #E1A95F How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #BCBC5C Deuteranopia affects ~8% of males. Green cones are absent, making it difficult to distinguish red from green. The most common form of color blindness.
Protanopia #B0B060 Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #E6A2A2 Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #B3B3B3 Achromatopsia is complete color blindness. The world is seen entirely in shades of grey. Affects ~1 in 30,000 people.
Similar Named Colors

The closest named colors to Earth Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Earth Yellow #E1A95F Base
Indian Yellow #E3A857 ΔE 1.23
Sunray #E3AB57 ΔE 1.95
Fawn #E5AA70 ΔE 4.07
Mellow Apricot #F8B878 ΔE 5.74

How to use this color

  1. Copy HEX for CSS and design tools, or RGB/HSL for UI adjustments.
  2. Use CMYK when preparing print assets (posters, packaging, brochures).
  3. Check contrast before using it for text or important UI elements.