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#E7BC19

#e7bc19 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e7bc19 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 73.73% green and 9.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.61% magenta, 89.18% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 47.48°, with 81.1% saturation and 50.2% 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 11.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.69.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5303

Complementary

  1. #e7bc19
  2. #1944e7

Split complementary

  1. #e7bc19
  2. #19abe7
  3. #5519e7

Analogous

  1. #e75519
  2. #e7bc19
  3. #abe719

Triadic

  1. #e7bc19
  2. #19e7bc
  3. #bc19e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7bc19
  2. #44e719
  3. #1944e7
  4. #bc19e7

Square

  1. #e7bc19
  2. #19e755
  3. #1944e7
  4. #e719ab

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4c0a
  2. #a38411
  3. #e7bc19
  4. #eed05e
  5. #f5e4a4

Shades

#e7bc19 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7bc19
  2. #d0a917
  3. #b99614
  4. #a28412
  5. #8b710f
  6. #745e0d
  7. #5c4b0a
  8. #453808
  9. #2e2605
  10. #171303
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7bc19 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7bc19
  2. #e9c330
  3. #ecc947
  4. #eed05e
  5. #f1d775
  6. #f3de8c
  7. #f5e4a3
  8. #f8ebba
  9. #faf2d1
  10. #fdf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7bc19 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7bc19
  2. #ddb623
  3. #d2b02e
  4. #c8aa38
  5. #bea442
  6. #b49e4d
  7. #a99857
  8. #9f9261
  9. #958c6b
  10. #8a8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1bf9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ddc628 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbaba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1c223 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3b280 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7bc19 {
  color: #e7bc19;
}
Background
.bg-e7bc19 {
  background-color: #e7bc19;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7bc19 {
  border: 2px solid #e7bc19;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7bc19;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 188 25;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 81% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7bc19 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7bc19, #abe719);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7bc19 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 188 25 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.38 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.60 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.21 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.66 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.93 #1843e6 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e7bc19  rgb(231, 188, 25)  hsl(47, 81%, 50%)  Saffron
#1944e7  rgb(25, 68, 231)  hsl(227, 81%, 50%)  Iris
#19e7bc  rgb(25, 231, 188)  hsl(167, 81%, 50%)  Aquamarine
#bc19e7  rgb(188, 25, 231)  hsl(287, 81%, 50%)  Electric Purple