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#E2C871

#e2c871 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2c871 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 78.43% green and 44.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.5% magenta, 50% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 46.19°, with 66.08% saturation and 66.47% 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 12.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.8.

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Relative luminance0.5867

Complementary

  1. #e2c871
  2. #718be2

Split complementary

  1. #e2c871
  2. #71c4e2
  3. #8f71e2

Analogous

  1. #e28f71
  2. #e2c871
  3. #c4e271

Triadic

  1. #e2c871
  2. #71e2c8
  3. #c871e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2c871
  2. #8be271
  3. #718be2
  4. #c871e2

Square

  1. #e2c871
  2. #71e28f
  3. #718be2
  4. #e271c4

Monochromatic

  1. #9a7e20
  2. #d5af31
  3. #e2c871
  4. #efe1b1
  5. #fcf8ee

Shades

#e2c871 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2c871
  2. #cbb466
  3. #b5a05a
  4. #9e8c4f
  5. #887844
  6. #716439
  7. #5a502d
  8. #443c22
  9. #2d2817
  10. #17140b
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2c871 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2c871
  2. #e5ce7f
  3. #e8d38d
  4. #ebd99c
  5. #eedeaa
  6. #f1e4b8
  7. #f3e9c6
  8. #f6efd4
  9. #f9f4e3
  10. #fcfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2c871 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2c871
  2. #d8c173
  3. #ceba74
  4. #c5b276
  5. #bbab77
  6. #b1a479
  7. #a79d7a
  8. #9d967c
  9. #948e7d
  10. #8a877f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c9ad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c56a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfcd74 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1bcb3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcc66d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cb73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebc19d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2c871 {
  color: #e2c871;
}
Background
.bg-e2c871 {
  background-color: #e2c871;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2c871 {
  border: 2px solid #e2c871;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2c871;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 200 113;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 66% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2c871 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2c871, #c4e271);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2c871 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 200 113 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.80 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.97 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.22 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.10 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 6.35 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.49 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 6.88 #1d378e Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Buff
#e2c871  rgb(226, 200, 113)  hsl(46, 66%, 66%)  Buff
#718be2  rgb(113, 139, 226)  hsl(226, 66%, 66%)  Cornflower Blue
#71e2c8  rgb(113, 226, 200)  hsl(166, 66%, 66%)  Turquoise
#c871e2  rgb(200, 113, 226)  hsl(286, 66%, 66%)  Floral Lavender