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Energetic Sand

#e1d73f
Notes

Energetic Sand (#E1D73F) is a true yellow with a vibrant character. It holds its own as a focal accent, carrying visual weight without tipping into neon territory. Its HSL profile (56°, 73%, 56%) places it in the balanced band at a mid lightness. It works across type, buttons, and borders, saturated enough to feel deliberate but balanced enough to not fight the rest of the palette. For a confident two-color system, pair it with its complementary blue. For something softer, pull in its analogous neighbors on either side of the wheel.

HEX
#e1d73f
RGB
rgb(225, 215, 63)
HSL
hsl(56, 73%, 56%)
HWB
hwb(56 25% 12%)
OKLCH
oklch(86.2% 0.164 105.5)
P3
color(display-p3 0.8756 0.8445 0.3613)
HSV
hsv(56, 72%, 88%)
LAB
lab(84.47% -13.26 71.61)
LCH
lch(84.47% 72.83 100.49)
CMYK
cmyk(0%, 4%, 72%, 12%)

Etymology

Energetic
adjective

Greek energētikós, active — derived from energeia (activity). As a color modifier, energetic implies a saturated-and-kinetic-and-active quality where the hue carries visual vibration and movement-suggestion that engages the eye dynamically. Sits at the bright-and-active end of the grid, parallel to dynamic and spirited in usage.

Sand
noun

Quartz weathered to grain — the residue of geologic time at the granular scale. Beach sand color depends entirely on the source: white from Caribbean coral, black from Hawaiian basalt, red from Australian iron oxide. The reference shade is the warm, slightly golden tan of a temperate Atlantic beach: medium-saturation, matte, with the optical brightness of small mineral particles in sunlight.

Closest matches

The nearest named color in three reference sources, ranked by perceptual distance (ΔE76 in CIELAB). ΔE < 1 is imperceptible to most viewers; ΔE > 10 is clearly different. When two sources point to the same hex they’re merged into one tile; click any to open that color’s page.

Variations

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Harmonies

Accessibility

Color-vision simulation

How this color appears to viewers with the four major color-vision-deficiency types. Computed via the Machado (2009) physiologically-based model. If a tile matches the original, the color reads the same to that viewer.

#e1d73f
Original
#eacf23
Protanopia
#edd64a
Deuteranopia
#f2c8ba
Tritanopia
#cecece
Achromatopsia
WCAG contrast

The color used as foreground text against pure white and pure black, with the contrast ratio and WCAG 2.1 grade. Aim for AA (4.5:1) for body text and AA Large (3:1) for 18 pt+ headlines; AAA (7:1) is the gold standard for long-form reading surfaces.

The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
Failon White
1.50:1
The quick brown foxSample body text at normal size. The wcag minimum for body contrast is 4.5:1 (AA) or 7:1 (AAA).
AAAon Black
13.99:1

Wide gamut

Display P3 representation

The CSS Color 4 wide-gamut form of this color. Both swatches render the same color on every display — the P3 form only diverges from sRGB when a designer pushes channels outside sRGB's reach.

sRGB hex
sRGB hex
##E1D73F
Display P3
Display P3
color(display-p3 0.8756 0.8445 0.3613)
P3 has subtle headroomOKLCH chroma 0.164

Moderately saturated colors gain a small bump in P3 — the difference is usually visible side-by-side on wide-gamut hardware but won't change the character of the color.

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