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#E2CD97

#e2cd97 ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2cd97 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 80.39% green and 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.29% magenta, 33.19% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 43.2°, with 56.39% saturation and 73.92% 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 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.22.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6207

Complementary

  1. #e2cd97
  2. #97ace2

Split complementary

  1. #e2cd97
  2. #97d1e2
  3. #a797e2

Analogous

  1. #e2a797
  2. #e2cd97
  3. #d1e297

Triadic

  1. #e2cd97
  2. #97e2cd
  3. #cd97e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2cd97
  2. #ace297
  3. #97ace2
  4. #cd97e2

Square

  1. #e2cd97
  2. #97e2a7
  3. #97ace2
  4. #e297d1

Monochromatic

  1. #af8c31
  2. #d1b05b
  3. #e2cd97
  4. #f3ead3
  5. #fbf7ef

Shades

#e2cd97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2cd97
  2. #cbb988
  3. #b5a479
  4. #9e906a
  5. #887b5b
  6. #71674c
  7. #5a523c
  8. #443e2d
  9. #2d291e
  10. #17150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2cd97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2cd97
  2. #e5d2a1
  3. #e8d7ac
  4. #ebdcb6
  5. #eee1c1
  6. #f1e6cb
  7. #f3ebd5
  8. #f6f0e0
  9. #f9f5ea
  10. #fcfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2cd97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2cd97
  2. #d8c595
  3. #cebe92
  4. #c5b690
  5. #bbae8e
  6. #b1a78c
  7. #a79f89
  8. #9d9787
  9. #948f85
  10. #8a8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cebb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9cb93 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd199 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eec4bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddcc95 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0cf98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c8b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2cd97 {
  color: #e2cd97;
}
Background
.bg-e2cd97 {
  background-color: #e2cd97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2cd97 {
  border: 2px solid #e2cd97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2cd97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 205 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 56% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2cd97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2cd97, #d1e297);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2cd97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 205 151 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.22 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.74 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.11 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.21 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 6.35 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 6.38 #c2b280 Ecru ΔE 7.31 #1d3268 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Wheat
#e2cd97  rgb(226, 205, 151)  hsl(43, 56%, 74%)  Wheat
#97ace2  rgb(151, 172, 226)  hsl(223, 56%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97e2cd  rgb(151, 226, 205)  hsl(163, 56%, 74%)  Magic Mint
#cd97e2  rgb(205, 151, 226)  hsl(283, 56%, 74%)  Wisteria