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#E5CF73

#e5cf73 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e5cf73 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 81.18% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.61% magenta, 49.78% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 48.42°, with 68.67% saturation and 67.45% 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 13.5:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 3.03.

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Web safe#cccc66
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Relative luminance0.6252

Complementary

  1. #e5cf73
  2. #7389e5

Split complementary

  1. #e5cf73
  2. #73c2e5
  3. #9673e5

Analogous

  1. #e59673
  2. #e5cf73
  3. #c2e573

Triadic

  1. #e5cf73
  2. #73e5cf
  3. #cf73e5

Tetradic

  1. #e5cf73
  2. #89e573
  3. #7389e5
  4. #cf73e5

Square

  1. #e5cf73
  2. #73e596
  3. #7389e5
  4. #e573c2

Monochromatic

  1. #a1881e
  2. #d9b932
  3. #e5cf73
  4. #f1e5b4
  5. #fcf9ee

Shades

#e5cf73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5cf73
  2. #ceba68
  3. #b7a65c
  4. #a09151
  5. #897c45
  6. #73683a
  7. #5c532e
  8. #453e23
  9. #2e2917
  10. #17150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5cf73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5cf73
  2. #e8d481
  3. #ead98f
  4. #eddd9d
  5. #efe2ab
  6. #f2e7b9
  7. #f5ecc7
  8. #f7f1d5
  9. #faf5e3
  10. #fcfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5cf73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5cf73
  2. #dbc774
  3. #d1bf76
  4. #c7b777
  5. #bdaf78
  6. #b3a87a
  7. #a8a07b
  8. #9e987c
  9. #94907d
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.5:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8cfb2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfcb6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d277 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4c3b9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cd6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5d175 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eec8a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5cf73 {
  color: #e5cf73;
}
Background
.bg-e5cf73 {
  background-color: #e5cf73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5cf73 {
  border: 2px solid #e5cf73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5cf73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 207 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 69% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5cf73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5cf73, #c2e573);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5cf73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 207 115 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.03 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.11 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.76 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.08 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.41 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.87 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.53 #1a308c Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Buff
#e5cf73  rgb(229, 207, 115)  hsl(48, 69%, 67%)  Buff
#7389e5  rgb(115, 137, 229)  hsl(228, 69%, 67%)  Cornflower Blue
#73e5cf  rgb(115, 229, 207)  hsl(168, 69%, 67%)  Turquoise
#cf73e5  rgb(207, 115, 229)  hsl(288, 69%, 67%)  Orchid