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#E2BB0C

#e2bb0c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2bb0c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 73.33% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 94.69% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 49.07°, with 89.92% saturation and 46.67% 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 11.35:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.5174

Complementary

  1. #e2bb0c
  2. #0c33e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2bb0c
  2. #0c9ee2
  3. #500ce2

Analogous

  1. #e2500c
  2. #e2bb0c
  3. #9ee20c

Triadic

  1. #e2bb0c
  2. #0ce2bb
  3. #bb0ce2

Tetradic

  1. #e2bb0c
  2. #33e20c
  3. #0c33e2
  4. #bb0ce2

Square

  1. #e2bb0c
  2. #0ce250
  3. #0c33e2
  4. #e20c9e

Monochromatic

  1. #514304
  2. #997f08
  3. #e2bb0c
  4. #f5d545
  5. #f9e68e

Shades

#e2bb0c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2bb0c
  2. #cba80b
  3. #b5960a
  4. #9e8308
  5. #887007
  6. #715e06
  7. #5a4b05
  8. #443804
  9. #2d2502
  10. #171301
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2bb0c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2bb0c
  2. #e5c224
  3. #e8c93d
  4. #ebcf55
  5. #eed66d
  6. #f1dd86
  7. #f3e49e
  8. #f6ebb6
  9. #f9f1ce
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2bb0c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2bb0c
  2. #d8b518
  3. #ceaf23
  4. #c5a92f
  5. #bba33a
  6. #b19e46
  7. #a79852
  8. #9d925d
  9. #948c69
  10. #8a8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.35:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cebd98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc322 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5aa9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec01b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eeb17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2bb0c {
  color: #e2bb0c;
}
Background
.bg-e2bb0c {
  background-color: #e2bb0c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2bb0c {
  border: 2px solid #e2bb0c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2bb0c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 187 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 90% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2bb0c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2bb0c, #9ee20c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2bb0c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 187 12 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.77 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.92 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.16 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.81 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.04 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.61 #1d44f3 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Saffron
#e2bb0c  rgb(226, 187, 12)  hsl(49, 90%, 47%)  Saffron
#0c33e2  rgb(12, 51, 226)  hsl(229, 90%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#0ce2bb  rgb(12, 226, 187)  hsl(169, 90%, 47%)  Caribbean Green
#bb0ce2  rgb(187, 12, 226)  hsl(289, 90%, 47%)  Electric Purple