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#E2A712

#e2a712 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2a712 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.11% magenta, 92.04% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 42.98°, 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 9.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 1.76.

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Relative luminance0.4385

Complementary

  1. #e2a712
  2. #124de2

Split complementary

  1. #e2a712
  2. #12b5e2
  3. #3f12e2

Analogous

  1. #e23f12
  2. #e2a712
  3. #b5e212

Triadic

  1. #e2a712
  2. #12e2a7
  3. #a712e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2a712
  2. #4de212
  3. #124de2
  4. #a712e2

Square

  1. #e2a712
  2. #12e23f
  3. #124de2
  4. #e212b5

Monochromatic

  1. #543e07
  2. #9b730c
  3. #e2a712
  4. #f1c34f
  5. #f7db96

Shades

#e2a712 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2a712
  2. #cb9610
  3. #b5860e
  4. #9e750d
  5. #88640b
  6. #715409
  7. #5a4307
  8. #443205
  9. #2d2104
  10. #171102
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2a712 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2a712
  2. #e5b02a
  3. #e8b941
  4. #ebc159
  5. #eeca71
  6. #f1d389
  7. #f3dca0
  8. #f6e5b8
  9. #f9edd0
  10. #fcf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2a712 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2a712
  2. #d8a31d
  3. #ce9f28
  4. #c59b33
  5. #bb973e
  6. #b19449
  7. #a79054
  8. #9d8c5f
  9. #94886a
  10. #8a8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.15:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b1b1b1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c6ad8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bfa800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb71f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6958f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cea800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b11a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee9d71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2a712 {
  color: #e2a712;
}
Background
.bg-e2a712 {
  background-color: #e2a712;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2a712 {
  border: 2px solid #e2a712;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2a712;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 167 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2a712 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2a712, #b5e212);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2a712 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 167 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 1.76 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.22 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.92 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.90 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.80 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 7.44 #1d58ed Inverted #b1b1b1 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e2a712  rgb(226, 167, 18)  hsl(43, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#124de2  rgb(18, 77, 226)  hsl(223, 85%, 48%)  Sapphire
#12e2a7  rgb(18, 226, 167)  hsl(163, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a712e2  rgb(167, 18, 226)  hsl(283, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid