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#E2D181

#e2d181 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2d181 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 81.96% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.52% magenta, 42.92% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 49.48°, with 62.58% saturation and 69.61% 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 13.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 2.95.

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Relative luminance0.6335

Complementary

  1. #e2d181
  2. #8192e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2d181
  2. #81c3e2
  3. #a081e2

Analogous

  1. #e2a081
  2. #e2d181
  3. #c3e281

Triadic

  1. #e2d181
  2. #81e2d1
  3. #d181e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2d181
  2. #92e281
  3. #8192e2
  4. #d181e2

Square

  1. #e2d181
  2. #81e2a0
  3. #8192e2
  4. #e281c3

Monochromatic

  1. #a48e26
  2. #d4ba43
  3. #e2d181
  4. #f0e8bf
  5. #fbf9ee

Shades

#e2d181 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2d181
  2. #cbbc74
  3. #b5a767
  4. #9e925a
  5. #887d4d
  6. #716941
  7. #5a5434
  8. #443f27
  9. #2d2a1a
  10. #17150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2d181 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2d181
  2. #e5d68e
  3. #e8da9a
  4. #ebdfa7
  5. #eee3b3
  6. #f1e8c0
  7. #f3edcd
  8. #f6f1d9
  9. #f9f6e6
  10. #fcfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2d181 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2d181
  2. #d8c981
  3. #cec181
  4. #c5b981
  5. #bbb181
  6. #b1a981
  7. #a7a080
  8. #9d9880
  9. #949080
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.54:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d1b6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0cd7b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d384 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc6bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1cf7d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d283 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2d181 {
  color: #e2d181;
}
Background
.bg-e2d181 {
  background-color: #e2d181;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2d181 {
  border: 2px solid #e2d181;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2d181;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 209 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 63% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2d181 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2d181, #c3e281);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2d181 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 209 129 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.95 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.09 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.50 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.62 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.08 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.42 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.85 #1d2e7e Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#e2d181  rgb(226, 209, 129)  hsl(49, 63%, 70%)  Flax
#8192e2  rgb(129, 146, 226)  hsl(229, 63%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#81e2d1  rgb(129, 226, 209)  hsl(169, 63%, 70%)  Turquoise
#d181e2  rgb(209, 129, 226)  hsl(289, 63%, 70%)  Orchid