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#E2CB86

#e2cb86 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2cb86 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 79.61% green and 52.55% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.18% magenta, 40.71% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 61.33% saturation and 70.59% 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 13.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 5.27.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.606

Complementary

  1. #e2cb86
  2. #869de2

Split complementary

  1. #e2cb86
  2. #86cbe2
  3. #9d86e2

Analogous

  1. #e29d86
  2. #e2cb86
  3. #cbe286

Triadic

  1. #e2cb86
  2. #86e2cb
  3. #cb86e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2cb86
  2. #9de286
  3. #869de2
  4. #cb86e2

Square

  1. #e2cb86
  2. #86e29d
  3. #869de2
  4. #e286cb

Monochromatic

  1. #a78728
  2. #d3b048
  3. #e2cb86
  4. #f1e6c4
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#e2cb86 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2cb86
  2. #cbb779
  3. #b5a26b
  4. #9e8e5e
  5. #887a50
  6. #716643
  7. #5a5136
  8. #443d28
  9. #2d291b
  10. #17140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2cb86 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2cb86
  2. #e5d092
  3. #e8d59e
  4. #ebdbaa
  5. #eee0b6
  6. #f1e5c3
  7. #f3eacf
  8. #f6efdb
  9. #f9f5e7
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2cb86 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2cb86
  2. #d8c485
  3. #cebc85
  4. #c5b584
  5. #bbad84
  6. #b1a683
  7. #a79e82
  8. #9d9782
  9. #948f81
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5ccb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c881 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfcf88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc1ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddc983 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0ce87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac5a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2cb86 {
  color: #e2cb86;
}
Background
.bg-e2cb86 {
  background-color: #e2cb86;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2cb86 {
  border: 2px solid #e2cb86;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2cb86;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 203 134;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 61% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2cb86 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2cb86, #cbe286);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2cb86 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 203 134 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.27 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.39 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.15 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.66 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.44 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.66 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.70 #1d3479 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Buff
#e2cb86  rgb(226, 203, 134)  hsl(45, 61%, 71%)  Buff
#869de2  rgb(134, 157, 226)  hsl(225, 61%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#86e2cb  rgb(134, 226, 203)  hsl(165, 61%, 71%)  Seafoam Green
#cb86e2  rgb(203, 134, 226)  hsl(285, 61%, 71%)  Floral Lavender