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#E1EC09

#e1ec09 ≈ Pear

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e1ec09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 92.55% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 4.66% cyan, 0% magenta, 96.19% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 62.91°, with 92.65% saturation and 48.04% 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 16.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pear (#d1e231), ΔE 3.68.

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Web safe#ccff00
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Relative luminance0.7602

Complementary

  1. #e1ec09
  2. #1409ec

Split complementary

  1. #e1ec09
  2. #096fec
  3. #8609ec

Analogous

  1. #ec8609
  2. #e1ec09
  3. #6fec09

Triadic

  1. #e1ec09
  2. #09e1ec
  3. #ec09e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1ec09
  2. #09ec14
  3. #1409ec
  4. #ec09e1

Square

  1. #e1ec09
  2. #09ec86
  3. #1409ec
  4. #ec096f

Monochromatic

  1. #545903
  2. #9ba206
  3. #e1ec09
  4. #f0f849
  5. #f6fb93

Shades

#e1ec09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1ec09
  2. #cbd408
  3. #b4bd07
  4. #9ea506
  5. #878e05
  6. #717605
  7. #5a5e04
  8. #444703
  9. #2d2f02
  10. #171801
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1ec09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1ec09
  2. #e4ee22
  3. #e7f03a
  4. #eaf253
  5. #edf46b
  6. #f0f684
  7. #f3f79d
  8. #f6f9b5
  9. #f9fbce
  10. #fcfde6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1ec09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1ec09
  2. #d7e115
  3. #ced621
  4. #c4cc2d
  5. #bac139
  6. #b1b645
  7. #a7ab50
  8. #9da05c
  9. #939668
  10. #8a8b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2e6b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe430 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1ddc9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f3e500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e726 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebe3a0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1ec09 {
  color: #e1ec09;
}
Background
.bg-e1ec09 {
  background-color: #e1ec09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1ec09 {
  border: 2px solid #e1ec09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1ec09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 236 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1ec09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1ec09, #6fec09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1ec09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 236 9 / 0.35);
}

#d1e231 Pear ΔE 3.68 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.03 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 4.49 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.86 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 4.87 #ffff00 Yellow ΔE 5.12 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 5.12 #1e13f6 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Pear
#e1ec09  rgb(225, 236, 9)  hsl(63, 93%, 48%)  Pear
#1409ec  rgb(20, 9, 236)  hsl(243, 93%, 48%)  Blue
#09e1ec  rgb(9, 225, 236)  hsl(183, 93%, 48%)  Dark Turquoise
#ec09e1  rgb(236, 9, 225)  hsl(303, 93%, 48%)  Fuchsia