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#E2AD2B

#e2ad2b ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2ad2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 67.84% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.45% magenta, 80.97% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 42.62°, with 75.93% saturation and 52.75% 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 10.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.19.

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Relative luminance0.4623

Complementary

  1. #e2ad2b
  2. #2b60e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2ad2b
  2. #2bbce2
  3. #522be2

Analogous

  1. #e2522b
  2. #e2ad2b
  3. #bce22b

Triadic

  1. #e2ad2b
  2. #2be2ad
  3. #ad2be2

Tetradic

  1. #e2ad2b
  2. #60e22b
  3. #2b60e2
  4. #ad2be2

Square

  1. #e2ad2b
  2. #2be252
  3. #2b60e2
  4. #e22bbc

Monochromatic

  1. #664d0e
  2. #a97f17
  3. #e2ad2b
  4. #ebc76e
  5. #f4e1b2

Shades

#e2ad2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2ad2b
  2. #cb9c27
  3. #b58a22
  4. #9e791e
  5. #88681a
  6. #715716
  7. #5a4511
  8. #44340d
  9. #2d2309
  10. #171104
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2ad2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2ad2b
  2. #e5b540
  3. #e8bd55
  4. #ebc66b
  5. #eece80
  6. #f1d695
  7. #f3deaa
  8. #f6e6bf
  9. #f9efd5
  10. #fcf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2ad2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2ad2b
  2. #d8a934
  3. #cea43c
  4. #c5a045
  5. #bb9b4d
  6. #b19756
  7. #a7925e
  8. #9d8e67
  9. #94896f
  10. #8a8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.05:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b292 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad08 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d0bb32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f69c95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1ad1b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8b530 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eea379 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2ad2b {
  color: #e2ad2b;
}
Background
.bg-e2ad2b {
  background-color: #e2ad2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2ad2b {
  border: 2px solid #e2ad2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2ad2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 173 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2ad2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2ad2b, #bce22b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2ad2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 173 43 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.19 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.27 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.54 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.21 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.21 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.54 #1d52d4 Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e2ad2b  rgb(226, 173, 43)  hsl(43, 76%, 53%)  Goldenrod
#2b60e2  rgb(43, 96, 226)  hsl(223, 76%, 53%)  Royal Blue
#2be2ad  rgb(43, 226, 173)  hsl(163, 76%, 53%)  Caribbean Green
#ad2be2  rgb(173, 43, 226)  hsl(283, 76%, 53%)  Electric Purple