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#E2C33E

#e2c33e ≈ Old Gold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2c33e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 76.47% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.72% magenta, 72.57% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 48.66°, with 73.87% saturation and 56.47% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Old Gold (#cfb53b), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5555

Complementary

  1. #e2c33e
  2. #3e5de2

Split complementary

  1. #e2c33e
  2. #3eafe2
  3. #713ee2

Analogous

  1. #e2713e
  2. #e2c33e
  3. #afe23e

Triadic

  1. #e2c33e
  2. #3ee2c3
  3. #c33ee2

Tetradic

  1. #e2c33e
  2. #5de23e
  3. #3e5de2
  4. #c33ee2

Square

  1. #e2c33e
  2. #3ee271
  3. #3e5de2
  4. #e23eaf

Monochromatic

  1. #756312
  2. #b89a1c
  3. #e2c33e
  4. #ecd881
  5. #f6ecc3

Shades

#e2c33e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2c33e
  2. #cbb038
  3. #b59c32
  4. #9e892b
  5. #887525
  6. #71621f
  7. #5a4e19
  8. #443b13
  9. #2d270c
  10. #171406
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2c33e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2c33e
  2. #e5c951
  3. #e8cf65
  4. #ebd578
  5. #eedb8b
  6. #f1e19f
  7. #f3e7b2
  8. #f6edc5
  9. #f9f3d8
  10. #fcf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2c33e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2c33e
  2. #d8bc45
  3. #ceb64b
  4. #c5af52
  5. #bba858
  6. #b1a25f
  7. #a79b66
  8. #9d946c
  9. #948d73
  10. #8a8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf28 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc946 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4b4a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc132 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c643 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edba8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2c33e {
  color: #e2c33e;
}
Background
.bg-e2c33e {
  background-color: #e2c33e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2c33e {
  border: 2px solid #e2c33e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2c33e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 195 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 74% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2c33e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2c33e, #afe23e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2c33e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 195 62 / 0.35);
}

#cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.39 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.52 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.02 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.41 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.44 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.60 #1d3cc1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Old Gold
#e2c33e  rgb(226, 195, 62)  hsl(49, 74%, 56%)  Old Gold
#3e5de2  rgb(62, 93, 226)  hsl(229, 74%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3ee2c3  rgb(62, 226, 195)  hsl(169, 74%, 56%)  Turquoise
#c33ee2  rgb(195, 62, 226)  hsl(289, 74%, 56%)  Medium Orchid