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#E2A412

#e2a412 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2a412 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 64.31% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.43% magenta, 92.04% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 42.12°, with 85.25% saturation and 47.84% 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 9.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.24.

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Relative luminance0.4276

Complementary

  1. #e2a412
  2. #1250e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2a412
  2. #12b8e2
  3. #3c12e2

Analogous

  1. #e23c12
  2. #e2a412
  3. #b8e212

Triadic

  1. #e2a412
  2. #12e2a4
  3. #a412e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2a412
  2. #50e212
  3. #1250e2
  4. #a412e2

Square

  1. #e2a412
  2. #12e23c
  3. #1250e2
  4. #e212b8

Monochromatic

  1. #543d07
  2. #9b710c
  3. #e2a412
  4. #f1c14f
  5. #f7da96

Shades

#e2a412 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2a412
  2. #cb9410
  3. #b5830e
  4. #9e730d
  5. #88620b
  6. #715209
  7. #5a4207
  8. #443105
  9. #2d2104
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2a412 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2a412
  2. #e5ad2a
  3. #e8b641
  4. #ebbf59
  5. #eec871
  6. #f1d289
  7. #f3dba0
  8. #f6e4b8
  9. #f9edd0
  10. #fcf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2a412 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2a412
  2. #d8a01d
  3. #ce9d28
  4. #c59933
  5. #bb963e
  6. #b19249
  7. #a78e54
  8. #9d8b5f
  9. #94876a
  10. #8a8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #afafaf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c5ab8b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bca600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cbb51e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6928c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cda500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5af1a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef996f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2a412 {
  color: #e2a412;
}
Background
.bg-e2a412 {
  background-color: #e2a412;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2a412 {
  border: 2px solid #e2a412;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2a412;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 164 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2a412 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2a412, #b8e212);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2a412 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 164 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.24 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.23 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.77 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.97 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.75 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.80 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.08 #1d5bed Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e2a412  rgb(226, 164, 18)  hsl(42, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1250e2  rgb(18, 80, 226)  hsl(222, 85%, 48%)  Sapphire
#12e2a4  rgb(18, 226, 164)  hsl(162, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a412e2  rgb(164, 18, 226)  hsl(282, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid