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#E8BE21

#e8be21 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e8be21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.1% magenta, 85.78% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 47.34°, with 81.22% saturation and 51.96% 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 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.42.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5409

Complementary

  1. #e8be21
  2. #214be8

Split complementary

  1. #e8be21
  2. #21aee8
  3. #5b21e8

Analogous

  1. #e85b21
  2. #e8be21
  3. #aee821

Triadic

  1. #e8be21
  2. #21e8be
  3. #be21e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8be21
  2. #4be821
  3. #214be8
  4. #be21e8

Square

  1. #e8be21
  2. #21e85b
  3. #214be8
  4. #e821ae

Monochromatic

  1. #65520b
  2. #ab8a12
  3. #e8be21
  4. #efd266
  5. #f6e7ac

Shades

#e8be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8be21
  2. #d1ab1e
  3. #ba981a
  4. #a28517
  5. #8b7214
  6. #745f11
  7. #5d4c0d
  8. #46390a
  9. #2e2607
  10. #171303
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8be21
  2. #eac537
  3. #edcb4d
  4. #efd264
  5. #f1d87a
  6. #f4df90
  7. #f6e5a6
  8. #f8ecbc
  9. #faf2d3
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8be21
  2. #deb82b
  3. #d3b234
  4. #c9ab3e
  5. #bea547
  6. #b49f51
  7. #aa995a
  8. #9f9364
  9. #958c6d
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2c19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc72e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddbc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4b482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8be21 {
  color: #e8be21;
}
Background
.bg-e8be21 {
  background-color: #e8be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8be21 {
  border: 2px solid #e8be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 81% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8be21, #aee821);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.42 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.48 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.26 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.35 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.67 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.11 #1741de Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e8be21  rgb(232, 190, 33)  hsl(47, 81%, 52%)  Saffron
#214be8  rgb(33, 75, 232)  hsl(227, 81%, 52%)  Iris
#21e8be  rgb(33, 232, 190)  hsl(167, 81%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#be21e8  rgb(190, 33, 232)  hsl(287, 81%, 52%)  Electric Purple