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#E2CE99

#e2ce99 ≈ Wheat

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2ce99 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 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.85% magenta, 32.3% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 43.56°, with 55.73% saturation and 74.31% 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 13.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Wheat (#f5deb3), ΔE 5.02.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6261

Complementary

  1. #e2ce99
  2. #99ade2

Split complementary

  1. #e2ce99
  2. #99d1e2
  3. #a999e2

Analogous

  1. #e2a999
  2. #e2ce99
  3. #d1e299

Triadic

  1. #e2ce99
  2. #99e2ce
  3. #ce99e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2ce99
  2. #ade299
  3. #99ade2
  4. #ce99e2

Square

  1. #e2ce99
  2. #99e2a9
  3. #99ade2
  4. #e299d1

Monochromatic

  1. #b08d32
  2. #d1b15d
  3. #e2ce99
  4. #f3ebd5
  5. #faf7ef

Shades

#e2ce99 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2ce99
  2. #cbb98a
  3. #b5a57a
  4. #9e906b
  5. #887c5c
  6. #71674d
  7. #5a523d
  8. #443e2e
  9. #2d291f
  10. #17150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2ce99 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2ce99
  2. #e5d3a3
  3. #e8d8ad
  4. #ebddb8
  5. #eee2c2
  6. #f1e7cc
  7. #f3ebd6
  8. #f6f0e0
  9. #f9f5eb
  10. #fcfaf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2ce99 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2ce99
  2. #d8c697
  3. #cebe94
  4. #c5b792
  5. #bbaf8f
  6. #b1a78d
  7. #a79f8a
  8. #9d9788
  9. #949085
  10. #8a8883
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cfbc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dacc95 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfd29b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edc6c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddcd97 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0d09a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e9c9b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2ce99 {
  color: #e2ce99;
}
Background
.bg-e2ce99 {
  background-color: #e2ce99;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2ce99 {
  border: 2px solid #e2ce99;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2ce99;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 206 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 56% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2ce99 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2ce99, #d1e299);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2ce99 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 206 153 / 0.35);
}

#f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 5.02 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.48 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.07 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.21 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 6.25 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 6.35 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.24 #1d3166 Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Wheat
#e2ce99  rgb(226, 206, 153)  hsl(44, 56%, 74%)  Wheat
#99ade2  rgb(153, 173, 226)  hsl(224, 56%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99e2ce  rgb(153, 226, 206)  hsl(164, 56%, 74%)  Magic Mint
#ce99e2  rgb(206, 153, 226)  hsl(284, 56%, 74%)  Wisteria