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#E8C62D

#e8c62d ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8c62d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 77.65% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.66% magenta, 80.6% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 49.09°, with 80.26% saturation and 54.31% 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 12.55:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 2.64.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5773

Complementary

  1. #e8c62d
  2. #2d4fe8

Split complementary

  1. #e8c62d
  2. #2dace8
  3. #682de8

Analogous

  1. #e8682d
  2. #e8c62d
  3. #ace82d

Triadic

  1. #e8c62d
  2. #2de8c6
  3. #c62de8

Tetradic

  1. #e8c62d
  2. #4fe82d
  3. #2d4fe8
  4. #c62de8

Square

  1. #e8c62d
  2. #2de868
  3. #2d4fe8
  4. #e82dac

Monochromatic

  1. #705e0c
  2. #b59714
  3. #e8c62d
  4. #f0d972
  5. #f7ebb7

Shades

#e8c62d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8c62d
  2. #d1b229
  3. #ba9e24
  4. #a28b20
  5. #8b771b
  6. #746317
  7. #5d4f12
  8. #463b0e
  9. #2e2809
  10. #171405
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8c62d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8c62d
  2. #eacc42
  3. #edd157
  4. #efd76c
  5. #f1dd81
  6. #f4e396
  7. #f6e8ab
  8. #f8eec0
  9. #faf4d5
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8c62d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8c62d
  2. #debf35
  3. #d3b83e
  4. #c9b146
  5. #beaa4e
  6. #b4a357
  7. #aa9c5f
  8. #9f9567
  9. #958e6f
  10. #8a8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.55:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c7a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cc38 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbb6aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c418 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ca34 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4bc89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8c62d {
  color: #e8c62d;
}
Background
.bg-e8c62d {
  background-color: #e8c62d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8c62d {
  border: 2px solid #e8c62d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8c62d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 198 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8c62d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8c62d, #ace82d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8c62d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 198 45 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.64 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.74 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.55 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.72 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.80 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 5.10 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.35 #1739d2 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#e8c62d  rgb(232, 198, 45)  hsl(49, 80%, 54%)  Jonquil
#2d4fe8  rgb(45, 79, 232)  hsl(229, 80%, 54%)  Iris
#2de8c6  rgb(45, 232, 198)  hsl(169, 80%, 54%)  Turquoise
#c62de8  rgb(198, 45, 232)  hsl(289, 80%, 54%)  Electric Purple