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#E2D481

#e2d481 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2d481 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 83.14% green and 50.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.19% magenta, 42.92% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 51.34°, 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 13.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 2.46.

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Relative luminance0.6484

Complementary

  1. #e2d481
  2. #818fe2

Split complementary

  1. #e2d481
  2. #81c0e2
  3. #a481e2

Analogous

  1. #e2a481
  2. #e2d481
  3. #c0e281

Triadic

  1. #e2d481
  2. #81e2d4
  3. #d481e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2d481
  2. #8fe281
  3. #818fe2
  4. #d481e2

Square

  1. #e2d481
  2. #81e2a4
  3. #818fe2
  4. #e281c0

Monochromatic

  1. #a49226
  2. #d4bf43
  3. #e2d481
  4. #f0e9bf
  5. #fbf9ee

Shades

#e2d481 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2d481
  2. #cbbf74
  3. #b5aa67
  4. #9e945a
  5. #887f4d
  6. #716a41
  7. #5a5534
  8. #444027
  9. #2d2a1a
  10. #17150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2d481 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2d481
  2. #e5d88e
  3. #e8dd9a
  4. #ebe1a7
  5. #eee5b3
  6. #f1eac0
  7. #f3eecd
  8. #f6f2d9
  9. #f9f6e6
  10. #fcfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2d481 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2d481
  2. #d8cc81
  3. #cec381
  4. #c5bb81
  5. #bbb281
  6. #b1aa81
  7. #a7a280
  8. #9d9980
  9. #949180
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9d3b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2cf7a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d584 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc9c0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d17d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d583 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eaceaa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2d481 {
  color: #e2d481;
}
Background
.bg-e2d481 {
  background-color: #e2d481;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2d481 {
  border: 2px solid #e2d481;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2d481;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 212 129;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 63% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2d481 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2d481, #c0e281);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2d481 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 212 129 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.46 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.61 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.14 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.59 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.40 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.41 #1d2b7e Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Flax
#e2d481  rgb(226, 212, 129)  hsl(51, 63%, 70%)  Flax
#818fe2  rgb(129, 143, 226)  hsl(231, 63%, 70%)  Cornflower Blue
#81e2d4  rgb(129, 226, 212)  hsl(171, 63%, 70%)  Turquoise
#d481e2  rgb(212, 129, 226)  hsl(291, 63%, 70%)  Orchid