What color is #E1F23D?

#E1F23D is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pickled Pineapple. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.

What is the RGB value of #E1F23D?

The RGB value is 225, 242, 61: 225 red, 242 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.

What is the complementary color of #E1F23D?

The complementary color is #4E3DF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.

Is black or white text better on #E1F23D?

Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.

#E1F23D color

#E1F23D rgb(225, 242, 61)

Shades of yellow

The hex color #E1F23D is a vivid yellow.

In the RGB color model it is made of 88.2% red, 94.9% green and 23.9% blue (225, 242, 61).

Its hue angle is 66°, with 87% saturation and 59% lightness. For print, the CMYK equivalent is 7% cyan, 0% magenta, 75% yellow and 5% black.

The closest named color is Pickled Pineapple (#EEFF33), a difference of 3 ΔE, a small difference.

Black text is the more readable choice on this background (contrast 16.97:1).

#E1F23D color codes

HEX	`#E1F23D`
RGB	`rgb(225, 242, 61)`
RGB percent	`rgb(88.2%, 94.9%, 23.9%)`
HSL	`hsl(66, 87%, 59%)`
HSV / HSB	`hsv(66, 75%, 95%)`
CMYK	`cmyk(7%, 0%, 75%, 5%)`
CIE LAB	`lab(91.62, -26.43, 78.98)`
CIE LCH	`lch(91.62, 83.28, 108.5)`
CIE XYZ	`xyz(63.648, 79.85, 16.474)`
Decimal	`14807613`
Short hex	`None (no 3-digit form)`

Color harmonies

Colors that go with #E1F23D, based on their position on the color wheel.

Complementary

The color opposite on the color wheel (180°). Strongest contrast.

Analogous

Neighbors 30° either side. Calm, natural combinations.

Split complementary

The two colors next to the complement (150° and 210°).

Triadic

Three colors evenly spaced, 120° apart.

Tetradic (square)

Four colors 90° apart.

Shades, tints and tones

Shades (darker, mixed with black)

Tints (lighter, mixed with white)

Tones (mixed with gray)

Contrast and accessibility

Text on #E1F23D	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail

#E1F23D as text on	Ratio	AA	AAA	AA large
Sample text	1.24:1	Fail	Fail	Fail
Sample text	16.97:1	Pass	Pass	Pass

WCAG 2 asks for 4.5:1 for normal text (AA), 7:1 for AAA, and 3:1 for large text. Check other pairs.

Color blindness simulation

How #E1F23D looks to people with the most common types of color vision deficiency.

CSS examples

.background { background-color: #e1f23d; }
.text { color: #e1f23d; }
.border { border: 2px solid #e1f23d; }
.transparent { background-color: rgb(225 242 61 / 50%); }
.gradient { background: linear-gradient(to right, #e1f23d, #87f23d); }

Background

Text color

Border

Similar colors

Closest common color name: Neon Yellow.

Questions

What color is #E1F23D?: #E1F23D is a vivid yellow, closest to the named color Pickled Pineapple. It belongs to the yellow family of colors.
What is the RGB value of #E1F23D?: The RGB value is 225, 242, 61: 225 red, 242 green and 61 blue on a 0 to 255 scale.
What is the complementary color of #E1F23D?: The complementary color is #4E3DF2, found by rotating the hue 180° on the color wheel.
Is black or white text better on #E1F23D?: Black text. Black text has a contrast ratio of 16.97:1 and white text 1.24:1. WCAG asks for at least 4.5:1 for normal text.