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#E2AC2C

#e2ac2c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2ac2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 67.45% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.89% magenta, 80.53% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 42.2°, with 75.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.4586

Complementary

  1. #e2ac2c
  2. #2c62e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2ac2c
  2. #2cbde2
  3. #512ce2

Analogous

  1. #e2512c
  2. #e2ac2c
  3. #bde22c

Triadic

  1. #e2ac2c
  2. #2ce2ac
  3. #ac2ce2

Tetradic

  1. #e2ac2c
  2. #62e22c
  3. #2c62e2
  4. #ac2ce2

Square

  1. #e2ac2c
  2. #2ce251
  3. #2c62e2
  4. #e22cbd

Monochromatic

  1. #674d0e
  2. #aa7f17
  3. #e2ac2c
  4. #ebc66f
  5. #f4e1b3

Shades

#e2ac2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2ac2c
  2. #cb9b28
  3. #b58a23
  4. #9e781f
  5. #88671a
  6. #715616
  7. #5a4512
  8. #44340d
  9. #2d2209
  10. #171104
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2ac2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2ac2c
  2. #e5b441
  3. #e8bd56
  4. #ebc56b
  5. #eecd80
  6. #f1d696
  7. #f3deab
  8. #f6e6c0
  9. #f9eed5
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2ac2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2ac2c
  2. #d8a834
  3. #cea33d
  4. #c59f45
  5. #bb9a4e
  6. #b19656
  7. #a7925e
  8. #9d8d67
  9. #94896f
  10. #8a8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.06:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b4b4b4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8b191 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c3ac0c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0ba33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f69b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d0ac1d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7b530 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eea278 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2ac2c {
  color: #e2ac2c;
}
Background
.bg-e2ac2c {
  background-color: #e2ac2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2ac2c {
  border: 2px solid #e2ac2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2ac2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 172 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2ac2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2ac2c, #bde22c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2ac2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 172 44 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.55 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.13 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.15 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.42 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.57 #1d53d3 Inverted #b4b4b4 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e2ac2c  rgb(226, 172, 44)  hsl(42, 76%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#2c62e2  rgb(44, 98, 226)  hsl(222, 76%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#2ce2ac  rgb(44, 226, 172)  hsl(162, 76%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#ac2ce2  rgb(172, 44, 226)  hsl(282, 76%, 53%)  Dark Orchid