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#E1C577

#e1c577 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e1c577 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 77.25% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.44% magenta, 47.11% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 44.15°, with 63.86% saturation and 67.45% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 5.96.

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Relative luminance0.5727

Complementary

  1. #e1c577
  2. #7793e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1c577
  2. #77c8e1
  3. #9077e1

Analogous

  1. #e19077
  2. #e1c577
  3. #c8e177

Triadic

  1. #e1c577
  2. #77e1c5
  3. #c577e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1c577
  2. #93e177
  3. #7793e1
  4. #c577e1

Square

  1. #e1c577
  2. #77e190
  3. #7793e1
  4. #e177c8

Monochromatic

  1. #9c7c23
  2. #d3aa38
  3. #e1c577
  4. #efe0b6
  5. #fbf8ee

Shades

#e1c577 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1c577
  2. #cbb16b
  3. #b49e5f
  4. #9e8a53
  5. #877647
  6. #71633c
  7. #5a4f30
  8. #443b24
  9. #2d2718
  10. #17140c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1c577 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1c577
  2. #e4cb85
  3. #e7d192
  4. #ead6a0
  5. #eddcad
  6. #f0e2bb
  7. #f3e8c9
  8. #f6eed6
  9. #f9f3e4
  10. #fcf9f1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1c577 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1c577
  2. #d7be78
  3. #ceb779
  4. #c4b07a
  5. #baa97b
  6. #b1a37c
  7. #a79c7c
  8. #9d957d
  9. #938e7e
  10. #8a877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c6ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5c371 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dccb7a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b9b2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac473 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec879 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eabe9e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1c577 {
  color: #e1c577;
}
Background
.bg-e1c577 {
  background-color: #e1c577;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1c577 {
  border: 2px solid #e1c577;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1c577;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 197 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 64% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1c577 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1c577, #c8e177);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1c577 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 197 119 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.96 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.16 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.37 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 7.69 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.72 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 7.73 #1e3a88 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Buff
#e1c577  rgb(225, 197, 119)  hsl(44, 64%, 67%)  Buff
#7793e1  rgb(119, 147, 225)  hsl(224, 64%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#77e1c5  rgb(119, 225, 197)  hsl(164, 64%, 67%)  Medium Aquamarine
#c577e1  rgb(197, 119, 225)  hsl(284, 64%, 67%)  Floral Lavender