ColorTool
Log in
#E2A417

#e2a417 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#e2a417 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.43% magenta, 89.82% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 41.67°, with 81.53% saturation and 48.82% 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 9.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.27.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cc9900
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.4278

Complementary

  1. #e2a417
  2. #1755e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2a417
  2. #17bbe2
  3. #3e17e2

Analogous

  1. #e23e17
  2. #e2a417
  3. #bbe217

Triadic

  1. #e2a417
  2. #17e2a4
  3. #a417e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2a417
  2. #55e217
  3. #1755e2
  4. #a417e2

Square

  1. #e2a417
  2. #17e23e
  3. #1755e2
  4. #e217bb

Monochromatic

  1. #573f09
  2. #9d7210
  3. #e2a417
  4. #eec058
  5. #f5da9d

Shades

#e2a417 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2a417
  2. #cb9415
  3. #b58312
  4. #9e7310
  5. #88620e
  6. #71520c
  7. #5a4209
  8. #443107
  9. #2d2105
  10. #171002
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2a417 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2a417
  2. #e5ad2e
  3. #e8b645
  4. #ebbf5d
  5. #eec874
  6. #f1d28b
  7. #f3dba2
  8. #f6e4b9
  9. #f9edd1
  10. #fcf6e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2a417 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2a417
  2. #d8a022
  3. #ce9d2c
  4. #c59937
  5. #bb9641
  6. #b1924c
  7. #a78e56
  8. #9d8b61
  9. #94876b
  10. #8a8476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.2:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.56:1 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 #cbb521 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6928c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cca500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d5af1d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef9970 ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-e2a417 {
  color: #e2a417;
}
Background
.bg-e2a417 {
  background-color: #e2a417;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2a417 {
  border: 2px solid #e2a417;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2a417;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 164 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2a417 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2a417, #bbe217);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2a417 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 164 23 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.27 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.06 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.99 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.66 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 6.82 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 6.83 #1d5be8 Inverted #afafaf Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e2a417  rgb(226, 164, 23)  hsl(42, 82%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#1755e2  rgb(23, 85, 226)  hsl(222, 82%, 49%)  Sapphire
#17e2a4  rgb(23, 226, 164)  hsl(162, 82%, 49%)  Caribbean Green
#a417e2  rgb(164, 23, 226)  hsl(282, 82%, 49%)  Dark Orchid