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#E2C408

#e2c408 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2c408 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 76.86% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.27% magenta, 96.46% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 51.74°, with 93.16% saturation and 45.88% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.13:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 3.56.

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Relative luminance0.5567

Complementary

  1. #e2c408
  2. #0826e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2c408
  2. #0893e2
  3. #5708e2

Analogous

  1. #e25708
  2. #e2c408
  3. #93e208

Triadic

  1. #e2c408
  2. #08e2c4
  3. #c408e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2c408
  2. #26e208
  3. #0826e2
  4. #c408e2

Square

  1. #e2c408
  2. #08e257
  3. #0826e2
  4. #e20893

Monochromatic

  1. #4e4403
  2. #988405
  3. #e2c408
  4. #f8df3e
  5. #fbeb88

Shades

#e2c408 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2c408
  2. #cbb007
  3. #b59d06
  4. #9e8906
  5. #887605
  6. #716204
  7. #5a4e03
  8. #443b02
  9. #2d2702
  10. #171401
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2c408 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2c408
  2. #e5ca21
  3. #e8d039
  4. #ebd652
  5. #eedc6b
  6. #f1e284
  7. #f3e79c
  8. #f6edb5
  9. #f9f3ce
  10. #fcf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2c408 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2c408
  2. #d8bd14
  3. #ceb620
  4. #c5b02c
  5. #bba938
  6. #b1a244
  7. #a79b50
  8. #9d945c
  9. #948e68
  10. #8a8774
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.13:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1c49d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c923 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5b4a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1c71b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eeba84 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2c408 {
  color: #e2c408;
}
Background
.bg-e2c408 {
  background-color: #e2c408;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2c408 {
  border: 2px solid #e2c408;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2c408;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 196 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 52 93% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2c408 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2c408, #93e208);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2c408 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 196 8 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.56 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.62 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.26 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.35 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.51 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.72 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.30 #1d3bf7 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#e2c408  rgb(226, 196, 8)  hsl(52, 93%, 46%)  Jonquil
#0826e2  rgb(8, 38, 226)  hsl(232, 93%, 46%)  Blue
#08e2c4  rgb(8, 226, 196)  hsl(172, 93%, 46%)  Turquoise
#c408e2  rgb(196, 8, 226)  hsl(292, 93%, 46%)  Electric Purple