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#E2BE2C

#e2be2c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2be2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 74.51% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.93% magenta, 80.53% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 48.13°, with 75.83% saturation and 52.94% 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 11.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.5318

Complementary

  1. #e2be2c
  2. #2c50e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2be2c
  2. #2cabe2
  3. #632ce2

Analogous

  1. #e2632c
  2. #e2be2c
  3. #abe22c

Triadic

  1. #e2be2c
  2. #2ce2be
  3. #be2ce2

Tetradic

  1. #e2be2c
  2. #50e22c
  3. #2c50e2
  4. #be2ce2

Square

  1. #e2be2c
  2. #2ce263
  3. #2c50e2
  4. #e22cab

Monochromatic

  1. #67550e
  2. #aa8d17
  3. #e2be2c
  4. #ebd36f
  5. #f4e7b3

Shades

#e2be2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2be2c
  2. #cbab28
  3. #b59823
  4. #9e851f
  5. #88721a
  6. #715f16
  7. #5a4c12
  8. #44390d
  9. #2d2609
  10. #171304
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2be2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2be2c
  2. #e5c541
  3. #e8cb56
  4. #ebd26b
  5. #eed880
  6. #f1df96
  7. #f3e5ab
  8. #f6ecc0
  9. #f9f2d5
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2be2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2be2c
  2. #d8b834
  3. #ceb23d
  4. #c5ab45
  5. #bba54e
  6. #b19f56
  7. #a7995e
  8. #9d9367
  9. #948c6f
  10. #8a8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc536 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5aea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9bc18 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc233 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edb584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2be2c {
  color: #e2be2c;
}
Background
.bg-e2be2c {
  background-color: #e2be2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2be2c {
  border: 2px solid #e2be2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2be2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 190 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 76% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2be2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2be2c, #abe22c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2be2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 190 44 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.65 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.92 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.23 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.55 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.45 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.84 #1d41d3 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e2be2c  rgb(226, 190, 44)  hsl(48, 76%, 53%)  Saffron
#2c50e2  rgb(44, 80, 226)  hsl(228, 76%, 53%)  Iris
#2ce2be  rgb(44, 226, 190)  hsl(168, 76%, 53%)  Turquoise
#be2ce2  rgb(190, 44, 226)  hsl(288, 76%, 53%)  Electric Purple