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#E2BB1E

#e2bb1e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2bb1e 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 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.26% magenta, 86.73% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 48.06°, with 77.17% saturation and 50.2% 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 11.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.518

Complementary

  1. #e2bb1e
  2. #1e45e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2bb1e
  2. #1ea7e2
  3. #591ee2

Analogous

  1. #e2591e
  2. #e2bb1e
  3. #a7e21e

Triadic

  1. #e2bb1e
  2. #1ee2bb
  3. #bb1ee2

Tetradic

  1. #e2bb1e
  2. #45e21e
  3. #1e45e2
  4. #bb1ee2

Square

  1. #e2bb1e
  2. #1ee259
  3. #1e45e2
  4. #e21ea7

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4b0c
  2. #9f8314
  3. #e2bb1e
  4. #ebcf62
  5. #f3e4a6

Shades

#e2bb1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2bb1e
  2. #cba81b
  3. #b59618
  4. #9e8315
  5. #887012
  6. #715e0f
  7. #5a4b0c
  8. #443809
  9. #2d2506
  10. #171303
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2bb1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2bb1e
  2. #e5c235
  3. #e8c94b
  4. #ebcf62
  5. #eed678
  6. #f1dd8f
  7. #f3e4a5
  8. #f6ebbc
  9. #f9f1d2
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2bb1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2bb1e
  2. #d8b528
  3. #ceaf32
  4. #c5a93b
  5. #bba345
  6. #b19e4f
  7. #a79859
  8. #9d9263
  9. #948c6c
  10. #8a8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cebd98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac32c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5aba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc027 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eeb180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2bb1e {
  color: #e2bb1e;
}
Background
.bg-e2bb1e {
  background-color: #e2bb1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2bb1e {
  border: 2px solid #e2bb1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2bb1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 187 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 77% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2bb1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2bb1e, #a7e21e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2bb1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 187 30 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.58 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.08 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.33 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.66 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.31 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.50 #1d44e1 Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Saffron
#e2bb1e  rgb(226, 187, 30)  hsl(48, 77%, 50%)  Saffron
#1e45e2  rgb(30, 69, 226)  hsl(228, 77%, 50%)  Iris
#1ee2bb  rgb(30, 226, 187)  hsl(168, 77%, 50%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb1ee2  rgb(187, 30, 226)  hsl(288, 77%, 50%)  Electric Purple