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#E2CC96

#e2cc96 ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2cc96 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 80% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.73% magenta, 33.63% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 42.63°, with 56.72% saturation and 73.73% 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 13.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.29.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6156

Complementary

  1. #e2cc96
  2. #96ace2

Split complementary

  1. #e2cc96
  2. #96d2e2
  3. #a696e2

Analogous

  1. #e2a696
  2. #e2cc96
  3. #d2e296

Triadic

  1. #e2cc96
  2. #96e2cc
  3. #cc96e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2cc96
  2. #ace296
  3. #96ace2
  4. #cc96e2

Square

  1. #e2cc96
  2. #96e2a6
  3. #96ace2
  4. #e296d2

Monochromatic

  1. #af8a30
  2. #d1af5a
  3. #e2cc96
  4. #f3e9d2
  5. #fbf7ef

Shades

#e2cc96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2cc96
  2. #cbb887
  3. #b5a378
  4. #9e8f69
  5. #887a5a
  6. #71664b
  7. #5a523c
  8. #443d2d
  9. #2d291e
  10. #17140f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2cc96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2cc96
  2. #e5d1a1
  3. #e8d6ab
  4. #ebdbb6
  5. #eee0c0
  6. #f1e6cb
  7. #f3ebd5
  8. #f6f0e0
  9. #f9f5ea
  10. #fcfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2cc96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2cc96
  2. #d8c494
  3. #cebd92
  4. #c5b58f
  5. #bbae8d
  6. #b1a68b
  7. #a79e89
  8. #9d9787
  9. #948f84
  10. #8a8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6cdba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8ca92 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ded098 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec3be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dccb94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cf97 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c7af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2cc96 {
  color: #e2cc96;
}
Background
.bg-e2cc96 {
  background-color: #e2cc96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2cc96 {
  border: 2px solid #e2cc96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2cc96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 204 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 57% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2cc96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2cc96, #d2e296);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2cc96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 204 150 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.29 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 5.93 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.06 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 6.28 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.30 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 6.43 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.10 #1d3369 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Wheat
#e2cc96  rgb(226, 204, 150)  hsl(43, 57%, 74%)  Wheat
#96ace2  rgb(150, 172, 226)  hsl(223, 57%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96e2cc  rgb(150, 226, 204)  hsl(163, 57%, 74%)  Magic Mint
#cc96e2  rgb(204, 150, 226)  hsl(283, 57%, 74%)  Wisteria