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#E2CE77

#e2ce77 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2ce77 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 80.78% green and 46.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.85% magenta, 47.35% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 48.79°, with 64.85% saturation and 67.65% 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 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.24.

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Relative luminance0.6164

Complementary

  1. #e2ce77
  2. #778be2

Split complementary

  1. #e2ce77
  2. #77c0e2
  3. #9977e2

Analogous

  1. #e29977
  2. #e2ce77
  3. #c0e277

Triadic

  1. #e2ce77
  2. #77e2ce
  3. #ce77e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2ce77
  2. #8be277
  3. #778be2
  4. #ce77e2

Square

  1. #e2ce77
  2. #77e299
  3. #778be2
  4. #e277c0

Monochromatic

  1. #9e8722
  2. #d5b738
  3. #e2ce77
  4. #efe5b6
  5. #fbf9ee

Shades

#e2ce77 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2ce77
  2. #cbb96b
  3. #b5a55f
  4. #9e9053
  5. #887c47
  6. #71673c
  7. #5a5230
  8. #443e24
  9. #2d2918
  10. #17150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2ce77 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2ce77
  2. #e5d385
  3. #e8d892
  4. #ebdda0
  5. #eee2ad
  6. #f1e7bb
  7. #f3ebc9
  8. #f6f0d6
  9. #f9f5e4
  10. #fcfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2ce77 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2ce77
  2. #d8c678
  3. #cebe79
  4. #c5b77a
  5. #bbaf7b
  6. #b1a77c
  7. #a79f7c
  8. #9d977d
  9. #94907e
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6ceb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #deca70 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3d17a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f0c2b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfcc73 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d079 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ebc7a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2ce77 {
  color: #e2ce77;
}
Background
.bg-e2ce77 {
  background-color: #e2ce77;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2ce77 {
  border: 2px solid #e2ce77;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2ce77;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 206 119;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 65% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2ce77 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2ce77, #c0e277);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2ce77 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 206 119 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.24 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.26 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.28 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.34 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.82 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.34 #c5b358 Vegas Gold ΔE 7.11 #1d3188 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Flax
#e2ce77  rgb(226, 206, 119)  hsl(49, 65%, 68%)  Flax
#778be2  rgb(119, 139, 226)  hsl(229, 65%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#77e2ce  rgb(119, 226, 206)  hsl(169, 65%, 68%)  Turquoise
#ce77e2  rgb(206, 119, 226)  hsl(289, 65%, 68%)  Orchid