Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B)

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: 1.47:1 — vs black: 14.30:1

Color values

  • HEX #E9D66B
  • RGB rgb(233, 214, 107)
  • HSL hsl(51, 74%, 66%)
  • CMYK cmyk( 0, 8, 54, 9 )
  • Websafe #FFCC66

Tags

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

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #E9D66B based on color theory relationships.

Complementary

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

Arylide Yellow
#E9D66B Base
#6B7EE9
Analogous

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

Arylide Yellow
#E9D66B Base
#E9976B
#BDE96B
Triadic

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

Arylide Yellow
#E9D66B Base
#6BE9D6
#D66BE9
Split-Complementary

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

Arylide Yellow
#E9D66B Base
#6BBDE9
#976BE9
Tetradic (Square)

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

Arylide Yellow
#E9D66B Base
#6BE997
#6B7EE9
#E96BBD
Monochromatic

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

Arylide Yellow
#E9D66B Base
#A38E18
#DFC428
#E4CC47
#EEE08F
#F3E8AE
#FCF9E9
Shades & Tints

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

Shades (darker)

#161303
#4D430B
#847314
#BAA31C
#E1C734
Arylide Yellow #E9D66B Base
#EDDD84
#F0E49D
#F4EBB6
#F8F2D0
#FCF9E9
CSS & SCSS Snippets

Ready-to-use code snippets for #E9D66B. Click the copy button to copy any snippet to your clipboard.

CSS Properties
/* Background */
.element {
    background-color: #E9D66B;
}

/* Text */
.element {
    color: #E9D66B;
}

/* Border */
.element {
    border: 1px solid #E9D66B;
}
CSS Gradient
/* Linear gradient to complementary */
.element {
    background: linear-gradient(
        to right,
        #E9D66B,
        #6B7EE9
    );
}

/* Radial gradient */
.element {
    background: radial-gradient(
        circle,
        #E9D66B,
        #6B7EE9
    );
}
SCSS Variable
// SCSS variable
$arylide-yellow: #E9D66B;

// With RGB channels (useful for rgba() usage)
$arylide-yellow-r: 233;
$arylide-yellow-g: 214;
$arylide-yellow-b: 107;

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

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

Normal Vision #E9D66B How the color appears with full color vision.
Deuteranopia #DCDC6A 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 #D8D86B Protanopia affects ~1% of males. Red cones are absent, causing reds to appear dark and indistinguishable from greens and browns.
Tritanopia #F2CCCC Tritanopia is rare (~0.003%). Blue cones are absent, making blue and yellow difficult to distinguish. Blues may appear green, yellows appear pink.
Achromatopsia #D5D5D5 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 Arylide Yellow ranked by perceptual difference (Delta-E 2000 — lower = more similar).

Arylide Yellow #E9D66B Base
Straw #E4D96F ΔE 2.20
Flax #EEDC82 ΔE 2.90
Buff #F0DC82 ΔE 2.97
Jasmine #F8DE7E ΔE 3.40

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.