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#E7CA40

#e7ca40 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e7ca40 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 79.22% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 72.29% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 49.58°, with 77.67% saturation and 57.84% 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 12.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.596

Complementary

  1. #e7ca40
  2. #405de7

Split complementary

  1. #e7ca40
  2. #40b0e7
  3. #7640e7

Analogous

  1. #e77640
  2. #e7ca40
  3. #b0e740

Triadic

  1. #e7ca40
  2. #40e7ca
  3. #ca40e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7ca40
  2. #5de740
  3. #405de7
  4. #ca40e7

Square

  1. #e7ca40
  2. #40e776
  3. #405de7
  4. #e740b0

Monochromatic

  1. #7e6b10
  2. #c2a518
  3. #e7ca40
  4. #f0dd84
  5. #f8f0c8

Shades

#e7ca40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7ca40
  2. #d0b63a
  3. #b9a233
  4. #a28d2d
  5. #8b7926
  6. #746520
  7. #5c511a
  8. #453d13
  9. #2e280d
  10. #171406
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7ca40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7ca40
  2. #e9cf53
  3. #ecd566
  4. #eeda79
  5. #f1df8c
  6. #f3e5a0
  7. #f5eab3
  8. #f8efc6
  9. #faf4d9
  10. #fdfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7ca40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7ca40
  2. #ddc346
  3. #d2bb4d
  4. #c8b453
  5. #beac5a
  6. #b4a560
  7. #a99e66
  8. #9f966d
  9. #958f73
  10. #8a877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7caa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec529 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9bbaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c734 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6cd45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2c190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7ca40 {
  color: #e7ca40;
}
Background
.bg-e7ca40 {
  background-color: #e7ca40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7ca40 {
  border: 2px solid #e7ca40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7ca40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 202 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 78% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7ca40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7ca40, #b0e740);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7ca40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 202 64 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.01 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.12 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.24 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.66 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.00 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.57 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.63 #1835bf Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Jonquil
#e7ca40  rgb(231, 202, 64)  hsl(50, 78%, 58%)  Jonquil
#405de7  rgb(64, 93, 231)  hsl(230, 78%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#40e7ca  rgb(64, 231, 202)  hsl(170, 78%, 58%)  Turquoise
#ca40e7  rgb(202, 64, 231)  hsl(290, 78%, 58%)  Medium Orchid