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#E7C554

#e7c554 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e7c554 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 77.25% green and 32.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.72% magenta, 63.64% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 46.12°, with 75.38% saturation and 61.76% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.51:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.48.

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Relative luminance0.5756

Complementary

  1. #e7c554
  2. #5476e7

Split complementary

  1. #e7c554
  2. #54bfe7
  3. #7b54e7

Analogous

  1. #e77b54
  2. #e7c554
  3. #bfe754

Triadic

  1. #e7c554
  2. #54e7c5
  3. #c554e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7c554
  2. #76e754
  3. #5476e7
  4. #c554e7

Square

  1. #e7c554
  2. #54e77b
  3. #5476e7
  4. #e754bf

Monochromatic

  1. #8e7214
  2. #d1a81d
  3. #e7c554
  4. #f0dc97
  5. #faf2da

Shades

#e7c554 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7c554
  2. #d0b14c
  3. #b99e43
  4. #a28a3b
  5. #8b7632
  6. #74632a
  7. #5c4f22
  8. #453b19
  9. #2e2711
  10. #171408
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7c554 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7c554
  2. #e9cb65
  3. #ecd176
  4. #eed687
  5. #f1dc98
  6. #f3e2aa
  7. #f5e8bb
  8. #f8eecc
  9. #faf3dd
  10. #fdf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7c554 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7c554
  2. #ddbe58
  3. #d2b75d
  4. #c8b061
  5. #bea966
  6. #b4a36a
  7. #a99c6e
  8. #9f9573
  9. #958e77
  10. #8a877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.51:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c7a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c247 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cc59 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9b6ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc34d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c957 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2bc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7c554 {
  color: #e7c554;
}
Background
.bg-e7c554 {
  background-color: #e7c554;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7c554 {
  border: 2px solid #e7c554;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7c554;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 197 84;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 75% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7c554 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7c554, #bfe754);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7c554 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 197 84 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.48 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.49 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.03 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.14 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.45 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.51 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.66 #183aab Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e7c554  rgb(231, 197, 84)  hsl(46, 75%, 62%)  Saffron
#5476e7  rgb(84, 118, 231)  hsl(226, 75%, 62%)  Royal Blue
#54e7c5  rgb(84, 231, 197)  hsl(166, 75%, 62%)  Turquoise
#c554e7  rgb(197, 84, 231)  hsl(286, 75%, 62%)  Medium Orchid