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#E2C231

#e2c231 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2c231 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 76.08% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 78.32% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 49.15°, with 75.32% saturation and 53.92% 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 3.83.

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Relative luminance0.5497

Complementary

  1. #e2c231
  2. #3151e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2c231
  2. #31aae2
  3. #6931e2

Analogous

  1. #e26931
  2. #e2c231
  3. #aae231

Triadic

  1. #e2c231
  2. #31e2c2
  3. #c231e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2c231
  2. #51e231
  3. #3151e2
  4. #c231e2

Square

  1. #e2c231
  2. #31e269
  3. #3151e2
  4. #e231aa

Monochromatic

  1. #6b5a0f
  2. #ae9318
  3. #e2c231
  4. #ebd674
  5. #f5eab7

Shades

#e2c231 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2c231
  2. #cbaf2c
  3. #b59b27
  4. #9e8822
  5. #88741d
  6. #716119
  7. #5a4e14
  8. #443a0f
  9. #2d270a
  10. #171305
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2c231 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2c231
  2. #e5c846
  3. #e8ce5a
  4. #ebd46f
  5. #eeda83
  6. #f1e198
  7. #f3e7ad
  8. #f6edc1
  9. #f9f3d6
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2c231 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2c231
  2. #d8bb39
  3. #ceb541
  4. #c5ae49
  5. #bba851
  6. #b1a159
  7. #a79a60
  8. #9d9468
  9. #948d70
  10. #8a8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c39e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be0b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc83b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4b2a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc020 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c637 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edb987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2c231 {
  color: #e2c231;
}
Background
.bg-e2c231 {
  background-color: #e2c231;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2c231 {
  border: 2px solid #e2c231;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2c231;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 194 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 75% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2c231 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2c231, #aae231);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2c231 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 194 49 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.83 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.30 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.35 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.09 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.52 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.73 #1d3dce Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#e2c231  rgb(226, 194, 49)  hsl(49, 75%, 54%)  Jonquil
#3151e2  rgb(49, 81, 226)  hsl(229, 75%, 54%)  Iris
#31e2c2  rgb(49, 226, 194)  hsl(169, 75%, 54%)  Turquoise
#c231e2  rgb(194, 49, 226)  hsl(289, 75%, 54%)  Electric Purple