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#E6BD2E

#e6bd2e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e6bd2e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 74.12% green and 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.83% magenta, 80% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 46.63°, with 78.63% saturation and 54.12% 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 11.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5342

Complementary

  1. #e6bd2e
  2. #2e57e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6bd2e
  2. #2eb3e6
  3. #612ee6

Analogous

  1. #e6612e
  2. #e6bd2e
  3. #b3e62e

Triadic

  1. #e6bd2e
  2. #2ee6bd
  3. #bd2ee6

Tetradic

  1. #e6bd2e
  2. #57e62e
  3. #2e57e6
  4. #bd2ee6

Square

  1. #e6bd2e
  2. #2ee661
  3. #2e57e6
  4. #e62eb3

Monochromatic

  1. #6e580d
  2. #b28f15
  3. #e6bd2e
  4. #eed372
  5. #f6e8b7

Shades

#e6bd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6bd2e
  2. #cfaa29
  3. #b89725
  4. #a18420
  5. #8a711c
  6. #735f17
  7. #5c4c12
  8. #45390e
  9. #2e2609
  10. #171305
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6bd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6bd2e
  2. #e9c443
  3. #ebca58
  4. #eed16d
  5. #f0d782
  6. #f3de97
  7. #f5e5ab
  8. #f8ebc0
  9. #faf2d5
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6bd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6bd2e
  2. #dcb736
  3. #d2b13e
  4. #c7ab47
  5. #bda54f
  6. #b39f57
  7. #a9985f
  8. #9f9267
  9. #948c70
  10. #8a8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1bf9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba04 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc638 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9ada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbbb1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1c334 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2b384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6bd2e {
  color: #e6bd2e;
}
Background
.bg-e6bd2e {
  background-color: #e6bd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6bd2e {
  border: 2px solid #e6bd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6bd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 189 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 79% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6bd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6bd2e, #b3e62e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6bd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 189 46 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.66 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.78 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.38 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.71 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.76 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.01 #1942d1 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e6bd2e  rgb(230, 189, 46)  hsl(47, 79%, 54%)  Saffron
#2e57e6  rgb(46, 87, 230)  hsl(227, 79%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2ee6bd  rgb(46, 230, 189)  hsl(167, 79%, 54%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bd2ee6  rgb(189, 46, 230)  hsl(287, 79%, 54%)  Electric Purple