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#E2BD24

#e2bd24 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2bd24 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 74.12% green and 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.37% magenta, 84.07% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 48.32°, with 76.61% saturation and 51.37% 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 11.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.62.

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Relative luminance0.5269

Complementary

  1. #e2bd24
  2. #2449e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2bd24
  2. #24a8e2
  3. #5e24e2

Analogous

  1. #e25e24
  2. #e2bd24
  3. #a8e224

Triadic

  1. #e2bd24
  2. #24e2bd
  3. #bd24e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2bd24
  2. #49e224
  3. #2449e2
  4. #bd24e2

Square

  1. #e2bd24
  2. #24e25e
  3. #2449e2
  4. #e224a8

Monochromatic

  1. #60500d
  2. #a48816
  3. #e2bd24
  4. #ebd168
  5. #f4e6ab

Shades

#e2bd24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2bd24
  2. #cbaa20
  3. #b5971d
  4. #9e8419
  5. #887116
  6. #715f12
  7. #5a4c0e
  8. #44390b
  9. #2d2607
  10. #171304
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2bd24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2bd24
  2. #e5c43a
  3. #e8ca50
  4. #ebd166
  5. #eed77c
  6. #f1de92
  7. #f3e5a7
  8. #f6ebbd
  9. #f9f2d3
  10. #fcf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2bd24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2bd24
  2. #d8b72d
  3. #ceb136
  4. #c5ab40
  5. #bba549
  6. #b19f52
  7. #a7985b
  8. #9d9264
  9. #948c6e
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cebf9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc530 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5ada2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9bb06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dec22c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eeb382 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2bd24 {
  color: #e2bd24;
}
Background
.bg-e2bd24 {
  background-color: #e2bd24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2bd24 {
  border: 2px solid #e2bd24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2bd24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 189 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2bd24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2bd24, #a8e224);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2bd24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 189 36 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.93 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.58 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.46 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.62 #1d42db Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e2bd24  rgb(226, 189, 36)  hsl(48, 77%, 51%)  Saffron
#2449e2  rgb(36, 73, 226)  hsl(228, 77%, 51%)  Iris
#24e2bd  rgb(36, 226, 189)  hsl(168, 77%, 51%)  Turquoise
#bd24e2  rgb(189, 36, 226)  hsl(288, 77%, 51%)  Electric Purple