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#E7C021

#e7c021 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e7c021 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 75.29% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.88% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 48.18°, 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 11.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 2.85.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.548

Complementary

  1. #e7c021
  2. #2148e7

Split complementary

  1. #e7c021
  2. #21abe7
  3. #5d21e7

Analogous

  1. #e75d21
  2. #e7c021
  3. #abe721

Triadic

  1. #e7c021
  2. #21e7c0
  3. #c021e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7c021
  2. #48e721
  3. #2148e7
  4. #c021e7

Square

  1. #e7c021
  2. #21e75d
  3. #2148e7
  4. #e721ab

Monochromatic

  1. #64530b
  2. #a98b12
  3. #e7c021
  4. #eed466
  5. #f6e7ab

Shades

#e7c021 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7c021
  2. #d0ad1e
  3. #b99a1a
  4. #a28617
  5. #8b7314
  6. #746011
  7. #5c4d0d
  8. #453a0a
  9. #2e2607
  10. #171303
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7c021 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7c021
  2. #e9c637
  3. #eccd4d
  4. #eed364
  5. #f1d97a
  6. #f3e090
  7. #f5e6a6
  8. #f8ecbc
  9. #faf2d3
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7c021 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7c021
  2. #ddba2b
  3. #d2b334
  4. #c8ad3e
  5. #bea647
  6. #b4a051
  7. #a99a5a
  8. #9f9364
  9. #958d6d
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c82f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #faafa4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddbe00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c52a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3b684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7c021 {
  color: #e7c021;
}
Background
.bg-e7c021 {
  background-color: #e7c021;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7c021 {
  border: 2px solid #e7c021;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7c021;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 192 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 80% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7c021 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7c021, #abe721);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7c021 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 192 33 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.85 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.21 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.54 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.85 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.22 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.26 #183fde Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#e7c021  rgb(231, 192, 33)  hsl(48, 80%, 52%)  Jonquil
#2148e7  rgb(33, 72, 231)  hsl(228, 80%, 52%)  Iris
#21e7c0  rgb(33, 231, 192)  hsl(168, 80%, 52%)  Turquoise
#c021e7  rgb(192, 33, 231)  hsl(288, 80%, 52%)  Electric Purple