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#E2C482

#e2c482 ≈ Burly Wood

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2c482 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 76.86% green and 50.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.27% magenta, 42.48% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 41.25°, with 62.34% saturation and 69.8% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Burly Wood (#deb887), ΔE 5.92.

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Relative luminance0.5726

Complementary

  1. #e2c482
  2. #82a0e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2c482
  2. #82d0e2
  3. #9482e2

Analogous

  1. #e29482
  2. #e2c482
  3. #d0e282

Triadic

  1. #e2c482
  2. #82e2c4
  3. #c482e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2c482
  2. #a0e282
  3. #82a0e2
  4. #c482e2

Square

  1. #e2c482
  2. #82e294
  3. #82a0e2
  4. #e282d0

Monochromatic

  1. #a57d26
  2. #d4a744
  3. #e2c482
  4. #f0e1c0
  5. #fbf7ee

Shades

#e2c482 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2c482
  2. #cbb075
  3. #b59d68
  4. #9e895b
  5. #88764e
  6. #716241
  7. #5a4e34
  8. #443b27
  9. #2d271a
  10. #17140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2c482 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2c482
  2. #e5ca8f
  3. #e8d09b
  4. #ebd6a8
  5. #eedcb4
  6. #f1e2c1
  7. #f3e7cd
  8. #f6edda
  9. #f9f3e6
  10. #fcf9f3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2c482 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2c482
  2. #d8bd82
  3. #ceb682
  4. #c5b081
  5. #bba981
  6. #b1a281
  7. #a79b81
  8. #9d9481
  9. #948e80
  10. #8a8780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c6b0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3c37d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dacb84 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0b9b3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9c37f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc883 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebbea2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2c482 {
  color: #e2c482;
}
Background
.bg-e2c482 {
  background-color: #e2c482;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2c482 {
  border: 2px solid #e2c482;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2c482;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 196 130;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 62% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2c482 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2c482, #d0e282);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2c482 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 196 130 / 0.35);
}

#deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 5.92 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.89 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 7.00 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.19 #d2b48c Tan ΔE 7.39 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.52 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.75 #1d3b7d Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Burly Wood
#e2c482  rgb(226, 196, 130)  hsl(41, 62%, 70%)  Burly Wood
#82a0e2  rgb(130, 160, 226)  hsl(221, 62%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#82e2c4  rgb(130, 226, 196)  hsl(161, 62%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#c482e2  rgb(196, 130, 226)  hsl(281, 62%, 70%)  Floral Lavender