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#E2A302

#e2a302 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2a302 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 63.92% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.88% magenta, 99.12% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 43.13°, with 98.25% saturation and 44.71% 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 9.47:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.48.

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Relative luminance0.4237

Complementary

  1. #e2a302
  2. #0241e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2a302
  2. #02b1e2
  3. #3302e2

Analogous

  1. #e23302
  2. #e2a302
  3. #b1e202

Triadic

  1. #e2a302
  2. #02e2a3
  3. #a302e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2a302
  2. #41e202
  3. #0241e2
  4. #a302e2

Square

  1. #e2a302
  2. #02e233
  3. #0241e2
  4. #e202b1

Monochromatic

  1. #4a3601
  2. #966c01
  3. #e2a302
  4. #fdc433
  5. #feda7f

Shades

#e2a302 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2a302
  2. #cb9302
  3. #b58202
  4. #9e7201
  5. #886201
  6. #715201
  7. #5a4101
  8. #443101
  9. #2d2100
  10. #171000
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2a302 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2a302
  2. #e5ac1b
  3. #e8b535
  4. #ebbf4e
  5. #eec867
  6. #f1d181
  7. #f3da9a
  8. #f6e3b3
  9. #f9edcc
  10. #fcf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2a302 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2a302
  2. #d8a00f
  3. #ce9c1b
  4. #c59928
  5. #bb9534
  6. #b19241
  7. #a78e4e
  8. #9d8b5a
  9. #948767
  10. #8a8473
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.47:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #aeaeae ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5aa8a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb515 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7918b ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d4ae0f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef986e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2a302 {
  color: #e2a302;
}
Background
.bg-e2a302 {
  background-color: #e2a302;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2a302 {
  border: 2px solid #e2a302;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2a302;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 163 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 98% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2a302 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2a302, #b1e202);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2a302 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 163 2 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.48 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.34 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.30 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.74 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 7.08 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.49 #1d5cfd Inverted #aeaeae Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e2a302  rgb(226, 163, 2)  hsl(43, 98%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0241e2  rgb(2, 65, 226)  hsl(223, 98%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#02e2a3  rgb(2, 226, 163)  hsl(163, 98%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#a302e2  rgb(163, 2, 226)  hsl(283, 98%, 45%)  Dark Violet