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#E2BC12

#e2bc12 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2bc12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 73.73% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.81% magenta, 92.04% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 49.04°, 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 11.44:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.77.

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Relative luminance0.5218

Complementary

  1. #e2bc12
  2. #1238e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2bc12
  2. #12a0e2
  3. #5412e2

Analogous

  1. #e25412
  2. #e2bc12
  3. #a0e212

Triadic

  1. #e2bc12
  2. #12e2bc
  3. #bc12e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2bc12
  2. #38e212
  3. #1238e2
  4. #bc12e2

Square

  1. #e2bc12
  2. #12e254
  3. #1238e2
  4. #e212a0

Monochromatic

  1. #544607
  2. #9b810c
  3. #e2bc12
  4. #f1d44f
  5. #f7e596

Shades

#e2bc12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2bc12
  2. #cba910
  3. #b5960e
  4. #9e840d
  5. #88710b
  6. #715e09
  7. #5a4b07
  8. #443805
  9. #2d2604
  10. #171302
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2bc12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2bc12
  2. #e5c32a
  3. #e8c941
  4. #ebd059
  5. #eed771
  6. #f1de89
  7. #f3e4a0
  8. #f6ebb8
  9. #f9f2d0
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2bc12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2bc12
  2. #d8b61d
  3. #ceb028
  4. #c5aa33
  5. #bba43e
  6. #b19e49
  7. #a79854
  8. #9d925f
  9. #948c6a
  10. #8a8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.84:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.44:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cebe98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc425 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5aba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9ba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec11f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eeb280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2bc12 {
  color: #e2bc12;
}
Background
.bg-e2bc12 {
  background-color: #e2bc12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2bc12 {
  border: 2px solid #e2bc12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2bc12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 188 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 85% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2bc12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2bc12, #a0e212);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2bc12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 188 18 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.77 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.28 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.89 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.91 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.44 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.57 #1d43ed Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Saffron
#e2bc12  rgb(226, 188, 18)  hsl(49, 85%, 48%)  Saffron
#1238e2  rgb(18, 56, 226)  hsl(229, 85%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#12e2bc  rgb(18, 226, 188)  hsl(169, 85%, 48%)  Turquoise
#bc12e2  rgb(188, 18, 226)  hsl(289, 85%, 48%)  Electric Purple