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#E1AA12

#e1aa12 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e1aa12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 66.67% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.44% magenta, 92% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 44.06°, with 85.19% saturation and 47.65% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.88.

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Web safe#cc9900
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Relative luminance0.448

Complementary

  1. #e1aa12
  2. #1249e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1aa12
  2. #12b1e1
  3. #4312e1

Analogous

  1. #e14312
  2. #e1aa12
  3. #b1e112

Triadic

  1. #e1aa12
  2. #12e1aa
  3. #aa12e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1aa12
  2. #49e112
  3. #1249e1
  4. #aa12e1

Square

  1. #e1aa12
  2. #12e143
  3. #1249e1
  4. #e112b1

Monochromatic

  1. #533f07
  2. #9a740c
  3. #e1aa12
  4. #f1c64f
  5. #f7dd95

Shades

#e1aa12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1aa12
  2. #cb9910
  3. #b4880e
  4. #9e770d
  5. #87660b
  6. #715509
  7. #5a4407
  8. #443305
  9. #2d2204
  10. #171102
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1aa12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1aa12
  2. #e4b32a
  3. #e7bb41
  4. #eac459
  5. #edcc71
  6. #f0d589
  7. #f3dda0
  8. #f6e6b8
  9. #f9eed0
  10. #fcf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1aa12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1aa12
  2. #d7a61d
  3. #cea228
  4. #c49d33
  5. #ba993e
  6. #b19549
  7. #a79154
  8. #9d8d5f
  9. #93886a
  10. #8a8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b3b3b3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7af8e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c2aa00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cfb820 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f59891 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfaa00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b31b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eda073 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1aa12 {
  color: #e1aa12;
}
Background
.bg-e1aa12 {
  background-color: #e1aa12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1aa12 {
  border: 2px solid #e1aa12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1aa12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 170 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1aa12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1aa12, #b1e112);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1aa12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 170 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.88 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.87 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.50 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.26 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.29 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.65 #1e55ed Inverted #b3b3b3 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e1aa12  rgb(225, 170, 18)  hsl(44, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1249e1  rgb(18, 73, 225)  hsl(224, 85%, 48%)  Iris
#12e1aa  rgb(18, 225, 170)  hsl(164, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#aa12e1  rgb(170, 18, 225)  hsl(284, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid