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#E2BC23

#e2bc23 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2bc23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 73.73% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.81% magenta, 84.51% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 48.06°, with 76.71% saturation and 51.18% 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 11.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.55.

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Relative luminance0.5226

Complementary

  1. #e2bc23
  2. #2349e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2bc23
  2. #23a9e2
  3. #5d23e2

Analogous

  1. #e25d23
  2. #e2bc23
  3. #a9e223

Triadic

  1. #e2bc23
  2. #23e2bc
  3. #bc23e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2bc23
  2. #49e223
  3. #2349e2
  4. #bc23e2

Square

  1. #e2bc23
  2. #23e25d
  3. #2349e2
  4. #e223a9

Monochromatic

  1. #5f4f0d
  2. #a38715
  3. #e2bc23
  4. #ebd167
  5. #f4e5aa

Shades

#e2bc23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2bc23
  2. #cba920
  3. #b5961c
  4. #9e8419
  5. #887115
  6. #715e12
  7. #5a4b0e
  8. #44380b
  9. #2d2607
  10. #171304
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2bc23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2bc23
  2. #e5c339
  3. #e8c94f
  4. #ebd065
  5. #eed77b
  6. #f1de91
  7. #f3e4a7
  8. #f6ebbd
  9. #f9f2d3
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2bc23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2bc23
  2. #d8b62c
  3. #ceb036
  4. #c5aa3f
  5. #bba448
  6. #b19e52
  7. #a7985b
  8. #9d9264
  9. #948c6d
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.83:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bfbfbf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cebe99 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc42f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5aca1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ba03 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec12b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eeb281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2bc23 {
  color: #e2bc23;
}
Background
.bg-e2bc23 {
  background-color: #e2bc23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2bc23 {
  border: 2px solid #e2bc23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2bc23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 188 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2bc23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2bc23, #a9e223);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2bc23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 188 35 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.55 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.67 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.98 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.38 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.49 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.46 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.47 #1d43dc Inverted #bfbfbf Grayscale 

Saffron
#e2bc23  rgb(226, 188, 35)  hsl(48, 77%, 51%)  Saffron
#2349e2  rgb(35, 73, 226)  hsl(228, 77%, 51%)  Iris
#23e2bc  rgb(35, 226, 188)  hsl(168, 77%, 51%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bc23e2  rgb(188, 35, 226)  hsl(288, 77%, 51%)  Electric Purple