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#E7BE21

#e7be21 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e7be21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.75% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 47.58°, with 80.49% saturation and 51.76% 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 11.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.63.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5393

Complementary

  1. #e7be21
  2. #214ae7

Split complementary

  1. #e7be21
  2. #21ade7
  3. #5b21e7

Analogous

  1. #e75b21
  2. #e7be21
  3. #ade721

Triadic

  1. #e7be21
  2. #21e7be
  3. #be21e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7be21
  2. #4ae721
  3. #214ae7
  4. #be21e7

Square

  1. #e7be21
  2. #21e75b
  3. #214ae7
  4. #e721ad

Monochromatic

  1. #64520b
  2. #a98a12
  3. #e7be21
  4. #eed266
  5. #f6e6ab

Shades

#e7be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7be21
  2. #d0ab1e
  3. #b9981a
  4. #a28517
  5. #8b7214
  6. #745f11
  7. #5c4c0d
  8. #45390a
  9. #2e2607
  10. #171303
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7be21
  2. #e9c537
  3. #eccb4d
  4. #eed264
  5. #f1d87a
  6. #f3df90
  7. #f5e5a6
  8. #f8ecbc
  9. #faf2d3
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7be21
  2. #ddb82b
  3. #d2b234
  4. #c8ab3e
  5. #bea547
  6. #b49f51
  7. #a9995a
  8. #9f9364
  9. #958c6d
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec72e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcbc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2c329 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3b482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7be21 {
  color: #e7be21;
}
Background
.bg-e7be21 {
  background-color: #e7be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7be21 {
  border: 2px solid #e7be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 80% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7be21, #ade721);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.63 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.60 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.50 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.53 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.91 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.05 #1841de Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e7be21  rgb(231, 190, 33)  hsl(48, 80%, 52%)  Saffron
#214ae7  rgb(33, 74, 231)  hsl(228, 80%, 52%)  Iris
#21e7be  rgb(33, 231, 190)  hsl(168, 80%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#be21e7  rgb(190, 33, 231)  hsl(288, 80%, 52%)  Electric Purple