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#E2AE12

#e2ae12 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2ae12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 68.24% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.01% magenta, 92.04% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 45°, 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 10.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.4648

Complementary

  1. #e2ae12
  2. #1246e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2ae12
  2. #12aee2
  3. #4612e2

Analogous

  1. #e24612
  2. #e2ae12
  3. #aee212

Triadic

  1. #e2ae12
  2. #12e2ae
  3. #ae12e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2ae12
  2. #46e212
  3. #1246e2
  4. #ae12e2

Square

  1. #e2ae12
  2. #12e246
  3. #1246e2
  4. #e212ae

Monochromatic

  1. #544107
  2. #9b770c
  3. #e2ae12
  4. #f1c94f
  5. #f7df96

Shades

#e2ae12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2ae12
  2. #cb9d10
  3. #b58b0e
  4. #9e7a0d
  5. #88680b
  6. #715709
  7. #5a4607
  8. #443405
  9. #2d2304
  10. #171102
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2ae12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2ae12
  2. #e5b62a
  3. #e8be41
  4. #ebc659
  5. #eece71
  6. #f1d789
  7. #f3dfa0
  8. #f6e7b8
  9. #f9efd0
  10. #fcf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2ae12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2ae12
  2. #d8a91d
  3. #cea528
  4. #c5a033
  5. #bb9c3e
  6. #b19749
  7. #a79254
  8. #9d8e5f
  9. #94896a
  10. #8a8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.04:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b5b5b5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c9b391 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d2bb21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f69d94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d1ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d8b61c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eea476 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2ae12 {
  color: #e2ae12;
}
Background
.bg-e2ae12 {
  background-color: #e2ae12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2ae12 {
  border: 2px solid #e2ae12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2ae12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 174 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2ae12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2ae12, #aee212);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2ae12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 174 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.95 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.25 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.56 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.65 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.71 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 6.21 #1d51ed Inverted #b5b5b5 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e2ae12  rgb(226, 174, 18)  hsl(45, 85%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1246e2  rgb(18, 70, 226)  hsl(225, 85%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#12e2ae  rgb(18, 226, 174)  hsl(165, 85%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#ae12e2  rgb(174, 18, 226)  hsl(285, 85%, 48%)  Dark Orchid