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#E8BD2B

#e8bd2b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8bd2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 74.12% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.53% magenta, 81.47% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 46.35°, with 80.43% saturation and 53.92% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5373

Complementary

  1. #e8bd2b
  2. #2b56e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8bd2b
  2. #2bb4e8
  3. #5e2be8

Analogous

  1. #e85e2b
  2. #e8bd2b
  3. #b4e82b

Triadic

  1. #e8bd2b
  2. #2be8bd
  3. #bd2be8

Tetradic

  1. #e8bd2b
  2. #56e82b
  3. #2b56e8
  4. #bd2be8

Square

  1. #e8bd2b
  2. #2be85e
  3. #2b56e8
  4. #e82bb4

Monochromatic

  1. #6e580c
  2. #b38f13
  3. #e8bd2b
  4. #efd270
  5. #f7e8b5

Shades

#e8bd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8bd2b
  2. #d1aa27
  3. #ba9722
  4. #a2841e
  5. #8b711a
  6. #745f16
  7. #5d4c11
  8. #46390d
  9. #2e2609
  10. #171304
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8bd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8bd2b
  2. #eac440
  3. #edca55
  4. #efd16b
  5. #f1d780
  6. #f4de95
  7. #f6e5aa
  8. #f8ebbf
  9. #faf2d5
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8bd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8bd2b
  2. #deb734
  3. #d3b13c
  4. #c9ab45
  5. #bea54d
  6. #b49f56
  7. #aa985e
  8. #9f9267
  9. #958c6f
  10. #8a8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec735 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcaca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcbc17 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2c331 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4b383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8bd2b {
  color: #e8bd2b;
}
Background
.bg-e8bd2b {
  background-color: #e8bd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8bd2b {
  border: 2px solid #e8bd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8bd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 189 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8bd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8bd2b, #b4e82b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8bd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 189 43 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.68 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.79 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.25 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.39 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.64 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.64 #1742d4 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e8bd2b  rgb(232, 189, 43)  hsl(46, 80%, 54%)  Saffron
#2b56e8  rgb(43, 86, 232)  hsl(226, 80%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2be8bd  rgb(43, 232, 189)  hsl(166, 80%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#bd2be8  rgb(189, 43, 232)  hsl(286, 80%, 54%)  Electric Purple