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#E2D183

#e2d183 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2d183 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 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.52% magenta, 42.04% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 49.26°, with 62.09% saturation and 70% 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 13.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.13.

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Relative luminance0.6341

Complementary

  1. #e2d183
  2. #8394e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2d183
  2. #83c4e2
  3. #a183e2

Analogous

  1. #e2a183
  2. #e2d183
  3. #c4e283

Triadic

  1. #e2d183
  2. #83e2d1
  3. #d183e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2d183
  2. #94e283
  3. #8394e2
  4. #d183e2

Square

  1. #e2d183
  2. #83e2a1
  3. #8394e2
  4. #e283c4

Monochromatic

  1. #a58f27
  2. #d3ba45
  3. #e2d183
  4. #f0e8c1
  5. #fbf9ee

Shades

#e2d183 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2d183
  2. #cbbc76
  3. #b5a769
  4. #9e925c
  5. #887d4f
  6. #716942
  7. #5a5434
  8. #443f27
  9. #2d2a1a
  10. #17150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2d183 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2d183
  2. #e5d68f
  3. #e8da9c
  4. #ebdfa8
  5. #eee3b5
  6. #f1e8c1
  7. #f3edcd
  8. #f6f1da
  9. #f9f6e6
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2d183 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2d183
  2. #d8c983
  3. #cec182
  4. #c5b982
  5. #bbb182
  6. #b1a982
  7. #a7a081
  8. #9d9881
  9. #949081
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.53:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8d1b7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfcd7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc6be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cf7f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d285 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eacba9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2d183 {
  color: #e2d183;
}
Background
.bg-e2d183 {
  background-color: #e2d183;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2d183 {
  border: 2px solid #e2d183;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2d183;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 209 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 62% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2d183 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2d183, #c4e283);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2d183 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 209 131 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.13 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.26 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.78 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.80 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.18 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.18 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.67 #1d2e7c Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Flax
#e2d183  rgb(226, 209, 131)  hsl(49, 62%, 70%)  Flax
#8394e2  rgb(131, 148, 226)  hsl(229, 62%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#83e2d1  rgb(131, 226, 209)  hsl(169, 62%, 70%)  Turquoise
#d183e2  rgb(209, 131, 226)  hsl(289, 62%, 70%)  Orchid