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#E2D79C

#e2d79c ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2d79c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 84.31% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 4.87% magenta, 30.97% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 50.57°, with 54.69% saturation and 74.9% 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 14.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.45.

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Relative luminance0.6717

Complementary

  1. #e2d79c
  2. #9ca7e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2d79c
  2. #9ccae2
  3. #b49ce2

Analogous

  1. #e2b49c
  2. #e2d79c
  3. #cae29c

Triadic

  1. #e2d79c
  2. #9ce2d7
  3. #d79ce2

Tetradic

  1. #e2d79c
  2. #a7e29c
  3. #9ca7e2
  4. #d79ce2

Square

  1. #e2d79c
  2. #9ce2b4
  3. #9ca7e2
  4. #e29cca

Monochromatic

  1. #b19d34
  2. #d1bf61
  3. #e2d79c
  4. #f3efd7
  5. #faf9ef

Shades

#e2d79c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2d79c
  2. #cbc28c
  3. #b5ac7d
  4. #9e976d
  5. #88815e
  6. #716c4e
  7. #5a563e
  8. #44412f
  9. #2d2b1f
  10. #171610
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2d79c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2d79c
  2. #e5dba6
  3. #e8dfb0
  4. #ebe3ba
  5. #eee7c4
  6. #f1ebce
  7. #f3efd7
  8. #f6f3e1
  9. #f9f7eb
  10. #fcfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2d79c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2d79c
  2. #d8ce99
  3. #cec696
  4. #c5bd94
  5. #bbb491
  6. #b1ac8e
  7. #a7a38b
  8. #9d9a88
  9. #949186
  10. #8a8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.45:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd6c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d398 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6d89e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #edcfc8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2d59a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4d89d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8d2b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2d79c {
  color: #e2d79c;
}
Background
.bg-e2d79c {
  background-color: #e2d79c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2d79c {
  border: 2px solid #e2d79c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2d79c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 215 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 55% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2d79c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2d79c, #cae29c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2d79c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 215 156 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.45 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.93 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.94 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.00 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.11 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.32 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.62 #1d2863 Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#e2d79c  rgb(226, 215, 156)  hsl(51, 55%, 75%)  Vanilla
#9ca7e2  rgb(156, 167, 226)  hsl(231, 55%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9ce2d7  rgb(156, 226, 215)  hsl(171, 55%, 75%)  Pale Turquoise
#d79ce2  rgb(215, 156, 226)  hsl(291, 55%, 75%)  Plum