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#E2CA51

#e2ca51 ≈ Naples Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2ca51 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 79.22% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.62% magenta, 64.16% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 50.07°, with 71.43% saturation and 60.2% 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 12.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Naples Yellow (#fada5e), ΔE 4.54.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.59

Complementary

  1. #e2ca51
  2. #5169e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2ca51
  2. #51b2e2
  3. #8251e2

Analogous

  1. #e28251
  2. #e2ca51
  3. #b2e251

Triadic

  1. #e2ca51
  2. #51e2ca
  3. #ca51e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2ca51
  2. #69e251
  3. #5169e2
  4. #ca51e2

Square

  1. #e2ca51
  2. #51e282
  3. #5169e2
  4. #e251b2

Monochromatic

  1. #847216
  2. #c6aa21
  3. #e2ca51
  4. #edde93
  5. #f8f2d4

Shades

#e2ca51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2ca51
  2. #cbb649
  3. #b5a241
  4. #9e8d39
  5. #887931
  6. #716529
  7. #5a5120
  8. #443d18
  9. #2d2810
  10. #171408
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2ca51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2ca51
  2. #e5cf62
  3. #e8d574
  4. #ebda85
  5. #eedf97
  6. #f1e5a8
  7. #f3eab9
  8. #f6efcb
  9. #f9f4dc
  10. #fcfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2ca51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2ca51
  2. #d8c356
  3. #cebb5a
  4. #c5b45f
  5. #bbac64
  6. #b1a569
  7. #a79e6d
  8. #9d9672
  9. #948f77
  10. #8a877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4caa7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc542 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3ce57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3bcb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc749 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3cc55 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecc294 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2ca51 {
  color: #e2ca51;
}
Background
.bg-e2ca51 {
  background-color: #e2ca51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2ca51 {
  border: 2px solid #e2ca51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2ca51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 202 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 71% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2ca51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2ca51, #b2e251);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2ca51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 202 81 / 0.35);
}

#fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.54 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.09 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 5.21 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.31 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.40 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.03 #1d35ae Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Naples Yellow
#e2ca51  rgb(226, 202, 81)  hsl(50, 71%, 60%)  Naples Yellow
#5169e2  rgb(81, 105, 226)  hsl(230, 71%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#51e2ca  rgb(81, 226, 202)  hsl(170, 71%, 60%)  Turquoise
#ca51e2  rgb(202, 81, 226)  hsl(290, 71%, 60%)  Medium Orchid