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#E2BB11

#e2bb11 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2bb11 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 92.48% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 48.8°, with 86.01% saturation and 47.65% 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 3.72.

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Relative luminance0.5175

Complementary

  1. #e2bb11
  2. #1138e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2bb11
  2. #11a1e2
  3. #5211e2

Analogous

  1. #e25211
  2. #e2bb11
  3. #a1e211

Triadic

  1. #e2bb11
  2. #11e2bb
  3. #bb11e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2bb11
  2. #38e211
  3. #1138e2
  4. #bb11e2

Square

  1. #e2bb11
  2. #11e252
  3. #1138e2
  4. #e211a1

Monochromatic

  1. #544506
  2. #9b800c
  3. #e2bb11
  4. #f2d34e
  5. #f7e595

Shades

#e2bb11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2bb11
  2. #cba80f
  3. #b5960e
  4. #9e830c
  5. #88700a
  6. #715e09
  7. #5a4b07
  8. #443805
  9. #2d2503
  10. #171302
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2bb11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2bb11
  2. #e5c229
  3. #e8c941
  4. #ebcf58
  5. #eed670
  6. #f1dd88
  7. #f3e4a0
  8. #f6ebb8
  9. #f9f1cf
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2bb11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2bb11
  2. #d8b51c
  3. #ceaf27
  4. #c5a932
  5. #bba33d
  6. #b19e49
  7. #a79854
  8. #9d925f
  9. #948c6a
  10. #8a8675
  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 #dbc324 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5aa9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec01e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eeb17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2bb11 {
  color: #e2bb11;
}
Background
.bg-e2bb11 {
  background-color: #e2bb11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2bb11 {
  border: 2px solid #e2bb11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2bb11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 187 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2bb11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2bb11, #a1e211);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2bb11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 187 17 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.72 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.04 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.70 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.95 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.58 #1d44ee Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Saffron
#e2bb11  rgb(226, 187, 17)  hsl(49, 86%, 48%)  Saffron
#1138e2  rgb(17, 56, 226)  hsl(229, 86%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#11e2bb  rgb(17, 226, 187)  hsl(169, 86%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#bb11e2  rgb(187, 17, 226)  hsl(289, 86%, 48%)  Electric Purple