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#E5A511

#e5a511 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e5a511 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 64.71% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.95% magenta, 92.58% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 41.89°, with 86.18% saturation and 48.24% 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 9.72:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.76.

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Relative luminance0.4361

Complementary

  1. #e5a511
  2. #1151e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5a511
  2. #11bbe5
  3. #3b11e5

Analogous

  1. #e53b11
  2. #e5a511
  3. #bbe511

Triadic

  1. #e5a511
  2. #11e5a5
  3. #a511e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5a511
  2. #51e511
  3. #1151e5
  4. #a511e5

Square

  1. #e5a511
  2. #11e53b
  3. #1151e5
  4. #e511bb

Monochromatic

  1. #573e06
  2. #9e720c
  3. #e5a511
  4. #f2c150
  5. #f7da98

Shades

#e5a511 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5a511
  2. #ce950f
  3. #b7840e
  4. #a0740c
  5. #89630a
  6. #735309
  7. #5c4207
  8. #453205
  9. #2e2103
  10. #171102
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5a511 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5a511
  2. #e8ae29
  3. #eab741
  4. #edc058
  5. #efc970
  6. #f2d288
  7. #f5dba0
  8. #f7e4b8
  9. #faedcf
  10. #fcf6e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5a511 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5a511
  2. #dba11c
  3. #d19e27
  4. #c79a32
  5. #bd963d
  6. #b39349
  7. #a88f54
  8. #9e8b5f
  9. #94876a
  10. #8a8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.16:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.72:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b0b0b0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c8ac8c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #bea700 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #cdb71d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fa938d ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfa600 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d7b019 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f29a70 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5a511 {
  color: #e5a511;
}
Background
.bg-e5a511 {
  background-color: #e5a511;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5a511 {
  border: 2px solid #e5a511;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5a511;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 165 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 86% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5a511 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5a511, #bbe511);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5a511 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 165 17 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.76 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 2.88 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 3.65 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 6.05 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.21 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.84 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 7.02 #1a5aee Inverted #b0b0b0 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e5a511  rgb(229, 165, 17)  hsl(42, 86%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#1151e5  rgb(17, 81, 229)  hsl(222, 86%, 48%)  Sapphire
#11e5a5  rgb(17, 229, 165)  hsl(162, 86%, 48%)  Caribbean Green
#a511e5  rgb(165, 17, 229)  hsl(282, 86%, 48%)  Vivid Violet