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#E3A809

#e3a809 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e3a809 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 65.88% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.99% magenta, 96.04% yellow and 10.98% black. Its hue angle is 43.76°, with 92.37% saturation and 46.27% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 9.87:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.04.

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Relative luminance0.4436

Complementary

  1. #e3a809
  2. #0944e3

Split complementary

  1. #e3a809
  2. #09b1e3
  3. #3b09e3

Analogous

  1. #e33b09
  2. #e3a809
  3. #b1e309

Triadic

  1. #e3a809
  2. #09e3a8
  3. #a809e3

Tetradic

  1. #e3a809
  2. #44e309
  3. #0944e3
  4. #a809e3

Square

  1. #e3a809
  2. #09e33b
  3. #0944e3
  4. #e309b1

Monochromatic

  1. #503b03
  2. #997206
  3. #e3a809
  4. #f7c641
  5. #fadc8b

Shades

#e3a809 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3a809
  2. #cc9708
  3. #b68607
  4. #9f7606
  5. #886505
  6. #725405
  7. #5b4304
  8. #443203
  9. #2d2202
  10. #171101
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3a809 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3a809
  2. #e6b122
  3. #e9b93a
  4. #ebc253
  5. #eecb6b
  6. #f1d484
  7. #f4dc9d
  8. #f7e5b5
  9. #f9eece
  10. #fcf6e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3a809 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3a809
  2. #d9a415
  3. #cfa021
  4. #c59c2d
  5. #bb9839
  6. #b29445
  7. #a89050
  8. #9e8c5c
  9. #948868
  10. #8a8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.13:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.87:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7ae8d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0a900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb81a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f7968f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfa900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7b215 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f09d71 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3a809 {
  color: #e3a809;
}
Background
.bg-e3a809 {
  background-color: #e3a809;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3a809 {
  border: 2px solid #e3a809;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3a809;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 168 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 92% 46%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3a809 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3a809, #b1e309);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3a809 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 168 9 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.04 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.56 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.83 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.29 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.86 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 6.43 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 7.03 #1c57f6 Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e3a809  rgb(227, 168, 9)  hsl(44, 92%, 46%)  Goldenrod
#0944e3  rgb(9, 68, 227)  hsl(224, 92%, 46%)  Persian Blue
#09e3a8  rgb(9, 227, 168)  hsl(164, 92%, 46%)  Caribbean Green
#a809e3  rgb(168, 9, 227)  hsl(284, 92%, 46%)  Dark Orchid