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#E5CD84

#e5cd84 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e5cd84 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 80.39% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.48% magenta, 42.36% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 45.15°, with 65.1% saturation and 70.78% 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 13.4:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.51.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6199

Complementary

  1. #e5cd84
  2. #849ce5

Split complementary

  1. #e5cd84
  2. #84cce5
  3. #9c84e5

Analogous

  1. #e59c84
  2. #e5cd84
  3. #cce584

Triadic

  1. #e5cd84
  2. #84e5cd
  3. #cd84e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5cd84
  2. #9ce584
  3. #849ce5
  4. #cd84e5

Square

  1. #e5cd84
  2. #84e59c
  3. #849ce5
  4. #e584cc

Monochromatic

  1. #ac8a24
  2. #d8b345
  3. #e5cd84
  4. #f2e7c3
  5. #fbf8ee

Shades

#e5cd84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5cd84
  2. #ceb977
  3. #b7a46a
  4. #a0905c
  5. #897b4f
  6. #736742
  7. #5c5235
  8. #453e28
  9. #2e291a
  10. #17150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5cd84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5cd84
  2. #e8d290
  3. #ead79d
  4. #eddca9
  5. #efe1b5
  6. #f2e6c2
  7. #f5ebce
  8. #f7f0da
  9. #faf5e6
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5cd84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5cd84
  2. #dbc584
  3. #d1be83
  4. #c7b683
  5. #bdae82
  6. #b3a782
  7. #a89f82
  8. #9e9781
  9. #948f81
  10. #8a8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.4:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8ceb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcca7e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2d187 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3c2bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0cb81 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3d086 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edc7a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5cd84 {
  color: #e5cd84;
}
Background
.bg-e5cd84 {
  background-color: #e5cd84;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5cd84 {
  border: 2px solid #e5cd84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5cd84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 205 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 65% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5cd84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5cd84, #cce584);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5cd84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 205 132 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.51 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.68 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.29 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.85 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.13 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.89 #1a327b Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Buff
#e5cd84  rgb(229, 205, 132)  hsl(45, 65%, 71%)  Buff
#849ce5  rgb(132, 156, 229)  hsl(225, 65%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#84e5cd  rgb(132, 229, 205)  hsl(165, 65%, 71%)  Magic Mint
#cd84e5  rgb(205, 132, 229)  hsl(285, 65%, 71%)  Floral Lavender