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#E2C255

#e2c255 ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2c255 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 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.16% magenta, 62.39% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 46.38°, with 70.85% saturation and 60.98% 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 12.08:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.37.

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Relative luminance0.5541

Complementary

  1. #e2c255
  2. #5575e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2c255
  2. #55bce2
  3. #7b55e2

Analogous

  1. #e27b55
  2. #e2c255
  3. #bce255

Triadic

  1. #e2c255
  2. #55e2c2
  3. #c255e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2c255
  2. #75e255
  3. #5575e2
  4. #c255e2

Square

  1. #e2c255
  2. #55e27b
  3. #5575e2
  4. #e255bc

Monochromatic

  1. #876e17
  2. #c8a322
  3. #e2c255
  4. #edd996
  5. #f8f1d8

Shades

#e2c255 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2c255
  2. #cbaf4d
  3. #b59b44
  4. #9e883c
  5. #887433
  6. #71612b
  7. #5a4e22
  8. #443a1a
  9. #2d2711
  10. #171309
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2c255 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2c255
  2. #e5c866
  3. #e8ce77
  4. #ebd488
  5. #eeda99
  6. #f1e1aa
  7. #f3e7bb
  8. #f6edcc
  9. #f9f3dd
  10. #fcf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2c255 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2c255
  2. #d8bb59
  3. #ceb55e
  4. #c5ae62
  5. #bba866
  6. #b1a16b
  7. #a79a6f
  8. #9d9473
  9. #948d77
  10. #8a877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.08:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c3a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bf49 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc85a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3b4aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dac04e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc658 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecba90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2c255 {
  color: #e2c255;
}
Background
.bg-e2c255 {
  background-color: #e2c255;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2c255 {
  border: 2px solid #e2c255;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2c255;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 194 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 71% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2c255 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2c255, #bce255);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2c255 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 194 85 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.50 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.08 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.24 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.24 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.26 #1d3daa Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#e2c255  rgb(226, 194, 85)  hsl(46, 71%, 61%)  Old Gold
#5575e2  rgb(85, 117, 226)  hsl(226, 71%, 61%)  Royal Blue
#55e2c2  rgb(85, 226, 194)  hsl(166, 71%, 61%)  Turquoise
#c255e2  rgb(194, 85, 226)  hsl(286, 71%, 61%)  Medium Orchid