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#E2C883

#e2c883 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2c883 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 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.5% magenta, 42.04% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 43.58°, with 62.09% saturation and 70% 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 12.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 6.01.

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Relative luminance0.5912

Complementary

  1. #e2c883
  2. #839de2

Split complementary

  1. #e2c883
  2. #83cce2
  3. #9983e2

Analogous

  1. #e29983
  2. #e2c883
  3. #cce283

Triadic

  1. #e2c883
  2. #83e2c8
  3. #c883e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2c883
  2. #9de283
  3. #839de2
  4. #c883e2

Square

  1. #e2c883
  2. #83e299
  3. #839de2
  4. #e283cc

Monochromatic

  1. #a58327
  2. #d3ad45
  3. #e2c883
  4. #f0e4c1
  5. #fbf8ee

Shades

#e2c883 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2c883
  2. #cbb476
  3. #b5a069
  4. #9e8c5c
  5. #88784f
  6. #716442
  7. #5a5034
  8. #443c27
  9. #2d281a
  10. #17140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2c883 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2c883
  2. #e5ce8f
  3. #e8d39c
  4. #ebd9a8
  5. #eedeb5
  6. #f1e4c1
  7. #f3e9cd
  8. #f6efda
  9. #f9f4e6
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2c883 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2c883
  2. #d8c183
  3. #ceba82
  4. #c5b282
  5. #bbab82
  6. #b1a482
  7. #a79d81
  8. #9d9681
  9. #948e81
  10. #8a8780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c9b2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c67e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddcd85 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0bdb7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc780 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfcb84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac2a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2c883 {
  color: #e2c883;
}
Background
.bg-e2c883 {
  background-color: #e2c883;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2c883 {
  border: 2px solid #e2c883;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2c883;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 200 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 62% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2c883 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2c883, #cce283);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2c883 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 200 131 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.01 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.19 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.64 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.49 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.49 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.52 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.52 #1d377c Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Buff
#e2c883  rgb(226, 200, 131)  hsl(44, 62%, 70%)  Buff
#839de2  rgb(131, 157, 226)  hsl(224, 62%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#83e2c8  rgb(131, 226, 200)  hsl(164, 62%, 70%)  Seafoam Green
#c883e2  rgb(200, 131, 226)  hsl(284, 62%, 70%)  Floral Lavender