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#E8CA34

#e8ca34 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8ca34 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 79.22% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.93% magenta, 77.59% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 79.65% saturation and 55.69% 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5964

Complementary

  1. #e8ca34
  2. #3452e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8ca34
  2. #34ace8
  3. #7034e8

Analogous

  1. #e87034
  2. #e8ca34
  3. #ace834

Triadic

  1. #e8ca34
  2. #34e8ca
  3. #ca34e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8ca34
  2. #52e834
  3. #3452e8
  4. #ca34e8

Square

  1. #e8ca34
  2. #34e870
  3. #3452e8
  4. #e834ac

Monochromatic

  1. #76640d
  2. #ba9f15
  3. #e8ca34
  4. #f0dc79
  5. #f8eebd

Shades

#e8ca34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8ca34
  2. #d1b62f
  3. #baa22a
  4. #a28d24
  5. #8b791f
  6. #74651a
  7. #5d5115
  8. #463d10
  9. #2e280a
  10. #171405
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8ca34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8ca34
  2. #eacf48
  3. #edd55d
  4. #efda71
  5. #f1df85
  6. #f4e59a
  7. #f6eaae
  8. #f8efc2
  9. #faf4d6
  10. #fdfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8ca34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8ca34
  2. #dec33c
  3. #d3bb43
  4. #c9b44b
  5. #beac52
  6. #b4a55a
  7. #aa9e62
  8. #9f9669
  9. #958f71
  10. #8a8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7cba4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc50e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7cf3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbbaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c723 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7cd3b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3c18d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8ca34 {
  color: #e8ca34;
}
Background
.bg-e8ca34 {
  background-color: #e8ca34;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8ca34 {
  border: 2px solid #e8ca34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8ca34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 202 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 80% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8ca34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8ca34, #ace834);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8ca34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 202 52 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.33 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.55 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.62 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.81 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.83 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.88 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.93 #1735cb Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Jonquil
#e8ca34  rgb(232, 202, 52)  hsl(50, 80%, 56%)  Jonquil
#3452e8  rgb(52, 82, 232)  hsl(230, 80%, 56%)  Iris
#34e8ca  rgb(52, 232, 202)  hsl(170, 80%, 56%)  Turquoise
#ca34e8  rgb(202, 52, 232)  hsl(290, 80%, 56%)  Medium Orchid