Palettes / Colors / #E9CA01

#E9CA01 — Vivid Yellow

#E9CA01 is a yellow color we call Vivid Yellow, closest to the named color Gold (#FFD700). It belongs to the yellow family.

#E9CA01 is a warm yellow color associated with optimism, attention and cheer. It is saturated enough to be the accent — buttons, highlights and calls to action — while neutrals do the quiet work around it.

Its strongest partner is its complement #0120E9; it also sits naturally between #E95601 and #94E901. In the palettes below you can see it working alongside real color combinations from our collection.

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Color values

RGB & CMYK percentages

Red 91% · Green 79% · Blue 0%

Cyan 0% · Magenta 13% · Yellow 100% · Key 9%

CMYK values are unprofiled approximations for screen reference — not a print-proofing guarantee.

Previews

CSS code for #E9CA01

.text { color: #E9CA01; }
.background { background-color: #E9CA01; }
.border { border: 3px solid #E9CA01; }
.text-rgb { color: rgb(233, 202, 1); }
.text-hsl { color: hsl(52, 99%, 46%); }
.text-shadow-hex { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px #E9CA01; }
.text-shadow-rgba { text-shadow: 4px 4px 2px rgba(233, 202, 1, 0.8); }
.box-shadow-hex { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px #E9CA01; }
.box-shadow-rgba { box-shadow: 1px 1px 3px 2px rgba(233, 202, 1, 0.8); }

HTML: <p style="color:#E9CA01">Text here</p> · <div style="background-color:#E9CA01">Div content here</div>

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Color harmonies

Complementary — #0120E9:

Analogous:

Triadic:

Contrast & accessibility

Best text color on #E9CA01: #000000.

How #E9CA01 looks with color blindness

Simulated with standard Machado color-vision-deficiency matrices — useful when this color carries meaning in charts, maps or interfaces:

Closest design-system colors

The nearest matches in the Tailwind CSS, Material Design and Bootstrap palettes — handy when you need a framework class instead of a raw hex:

Palettes with a similar color

These palettes use a close neighbour of #E9CA01 rather than the exact color:

Similar colors

The closest colors that actually appear in our palette collection — click any to open its page:

Browse neighbouring colors

← #E9CA00  ·  #E9CA02 →

Frequently asked questions

What color is #E9CA01?

#E9CA01 is Vivid Yellow, a yellow color (RGB 233, 202, 1). Its closest standard named color is Gold.

What is the RGB and HSL of #E9CA01?

#E9CA01 is RGB 233, 202, 1 — HSL 52°, 99%, 46% — CMYK 0%, 13%, 100%, 9%.

What colors go with #E9CA01?

Its complement is #0120E9; analogous partners are #E95601 and #94E901. It also appears in 6+ palettes in our collection.

Can I use #E9CA01 for text?

Black text on #E9CA01 has a contrast ratio of 12.91:1 (passes WCAG AA); white text gives 1.63:1.