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#E2A705

#e2a705 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2a705 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 65.49% green and 1.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.11% magenta, 97.79% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 43.98°, with 95.67% saturation and 45.29% 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 9.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.92.

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Relative luminance0.4382

Complementary

  1. #e2a705
  2. #0540e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2a705
  2. #05aee2
  3. #3805e2

Analogous

  1. #e23805
  2. #e2a705
  3. #aee205

Triadic

  1. #e2a705
  2. #05e2a7
  3. #a705e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2a705
  2. #40e205
  3. #0540e2
  4. #a705e2

Square

  1. #e2a705
  2. #05e238
  3. #0540e2
  4. #e205ae

Monochromatic

  1. #4c3802
  2. #977003
  3. #e2a705
  4. #fbc739
  5. #fcdc84

Shades

#e2a705 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2a705
  2. #cb9605
  3. #b58604
  4. #9e7504
  5. #886403
  6. #715403
  7. #5a4302
  8. #443202
  9. #2d2101
  10. #171101
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2a705 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2a705
  2. #e5b01e
  3. #e8b937
  4. #ebc150
  5. #eeca69
  6. #f1d382
  7. #f3dc9b
  8. #f6e5b4
  9. #f9edcd
  10. #fcf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2a705 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2a705
  2. #d8a311
  3. #ce9f1e
  4. #c59b2a
  5. #bb9736
  6. #b19443
  7. #a7904f
  8. #9d8c5b
  9. #948867
  10. #8a8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6ad8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb718 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6958e ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b112 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ef9c70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2a705 {
  color: #e2a705;
}
Background
.bg-e2a705 {
  background-color: #e2a705;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2a705 {
  border: 2px solid #e2a705;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2a705;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 167 5;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 96% 45%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2a705 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2a705, #aee205);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2a705 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 167 5 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.92 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.03 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.17 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.92 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.68 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 7.28 #1d58fa Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e2a705  rgb(226, 167, 5)  hsl(44, 96%, 45%)  Goldenrod
#0540e2  rgb(5, 64, 226)  hsl(224, 96%, 45%)  Persian Blue
#05e2a7  rgb(5, 226, 167)  hsl(164, 96%, 45%)  Caribbean Green
#a705e2  rgb(167, 5, 226)  hsl(284, 96%, 45%)  Dark Orchid