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#E7CA83

#e7ca83 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e7ca83 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 79.22% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.55% magenta, 43.29% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 42.6°, with 67.57% saturation and 70.98% 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 13.17:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 5.82.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6087

Complementary

  1. #e7ca83
  2. #83a0e7

Split complementary

  1. #e7ca83
  2. #83d2e7
  3. #9883e7

Analogous

  1. #e79883
  2. #e7ca83
  3. #d2e783

Triadic

  1. #e7ca83
  2. #83e7ca
  3. #ca83e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7ca83
  2. #a0e783
  3. #83a0e7
  4. #ca83e7

Square

  1. #e7ca83
  2. #83e798
  3. #83a0e7
  4. #e783d2

Monochromatic

  1. #af8622
  2. #dbaf43
  3. #e7ca83
  4. #f3e5c3
  5. #fcf8ee

Shades

#e7ca83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7ca83
  2. #d0b676
  3. #b9a269
  4. #a28d5c
  5. #8b794f
  6. #746542
  7. #5c5134
  8. #453d27
  9. #2e281a
  10. #17140d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7ca83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7ca83
  2. #e9cf8f
  3. #ecd59c
  4. #eedaa8
  5. #f1dfb5
  6. #f3e5c1
  7. #f5eacd
  8. #f8efda
  9. #faf4e6
  10. #fdfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7ca83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7ca83
  2. #ddc383
  3. #d2bb82
  4. #c8b482
  5. #beac82
  6. #b4a582
  7. #a99e81
  8. #9f9681
  9. #958f81
  10. #8a8780
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.17:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8ccb4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c87e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1d085 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6bfb8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc980 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3ce84 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f0c3a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7ca83 {
  color: #e7ca83;
}
Background
.bg-e7ca83 {
  background-color: #e7ca83;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7ca83 {
  border: 2px solid #e7ca83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7ca83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 202 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 68% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7ca83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7ca83, #d2e783);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7ca83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 202 131 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.82 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.09 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.16 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.98 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 7.21 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 7.50 #deb887 Burly Wood ΔE 7.52 #18357c Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Buff
#e7ca83  rgb(231, 202, 131)  hsl(43, 68%, 71%)  Buff
#83a0e7  rgb(131, 160, 231)  hsl(223, 68%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#83e7ca  rgb(131, 231, 202)  hsl(163, 68%, 71%)  Magic Mint
#ca83e7  rgb(202, 131, 231)  hsl(283, 68%, 71%)  Floral Lavender