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#E2BB16

#e2bb16 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2bb16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 90.27% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 48.53°, with 82.26% saturation and 48.63% 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 3.66.

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Relative luminance0.5177

Complementary

  1. #e2bb16
  2. #163de2

Split complementary

  1. #e2bb16
  2. #16a3e2
  3. #5516e2

Analogous

  1. #e25516
  2. #e2bb16
  3. #a3e216

Triadic

  1. #e2bb16
  2. #16e2bb
  3. #bb16e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2bb16
  2. #3de216
  3. #163de2
  4. #bb16e2

Square

  1. #e2bb16
  2. #16e255
  3. #163de2
  4. #e216a3

Monochromatic

  1. #574808
  2. #9c810f
  3. #e2bb16
  4. #efd156
  5. #f5e49c

Shades

#e2bb16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2bb16
  2. #cba814
  3. #b59612
  4. #9e830f
  5. #88700d
  6. #715e0b
  7. #5a4b09
  8. #443807
  9. #2d2504
  10. #171302
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2bb16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2bb16
  2. #e5c22d
  3. #e8c945
  4. #ebcf5c
  5. #eed673
  6. #f1dd8b
  7. #f3e4a2
  8. #f6ebb9
  9. #f9f1d0
  10. #fcf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2bb16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2bb16
  2. #d8b521
  3. #ceaf2b
  4. #c5a936
  5. #bba340
  6. #b19e4b
  7. #a79856
  8. #9d9260
  9. #948c6b
  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 #dbc327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5aaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec021 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eeb17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2bb16 {
  color: #e2bb16;
}
Background
.bg-e2bb16 {
  background-color: #e2bb16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2bb16 {
  border: 2px solid #e2bb16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2bb16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 187 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 82% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2bb16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2bb16, #a3e216);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2bb16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 187 22 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.66 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.58 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.85 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.55 #1d44e9 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Saffron
#e2bb16  rgb(226, 187, 22)  hsl(49, 82%, 49%)  Saffron
#163de2  rgb(22, 61, 226)  hsl(229, 82%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#16e2bb  rgb(22, 226, 187)  hsl(169, 82%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb16e2  rgb(187, 22, 226)  hsl(289, 82%, 49%)  Electric Purple