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#E8CD73

#e8cd73 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e8cd73 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 80.39% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.64% magenta, 50.43% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 46.15°, with 71.78% saturation and 68.04% 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 13.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 3.79.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6206

Complementary

  1. #e8cd73
  2. #738ee8

Split complementary

  1. #e8cd73
  2. #73c9e8
  3. #9273e8

Analogous

  1. #e89273
  2. #e8cd73
  3. #c9e873

Triadic

  1. #e8cd73
  2. #73e8cd
  3. #cd73e8

Tetradic

  1. #e8cd73
  2. #8ee873
  3. #738ee8
  4. #cd73e8

Square

  1. #e8cd73
  2. #73e892
  3. #738ee8
  4. #e873c9

Monochromatic

  1. #a7861b
  2. #ddb631
  3. #e8cd73
  4. #f3e4b5
  5. #fcf9ed

Shades

#e8cd73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8cd73
  2. #d1b968
  3. #baa45c
  4. #a29051
  5. #8b7b45
  6. #74673a
  7. #5d522e
  8. #463e23
  9. #2e2917
  10. #17150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8cd73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8cd73
  2. #ead281
  3. #edd78f
  4. #efdc9d
  5. #f1e1ab
  6. #f4e6b9
  7. #f6ebc7
  8. #f8f0d5
  9. #faf5e3
  10. #fdfaf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8cd73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8cd73
  2. #dec574
  3. #d3be76
  4. #c9b677
  5. #beae78
  6. #b4a77a
  7. #aa9f7b
  8. #9f977c
  9. #958f7d
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9ceb1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #deca6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d276 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8c1b8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cb6e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d075 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2c6a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8cd73 {
  color: #e8cd73;
}
Background
.bg-e8cd73 {
  background-color: #e8cd73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8cd73 {
  border: 2px solid #e8cd73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8cd73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 205 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 72% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8cd73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8cd73, #c9e873);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8cd73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 205 115 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.79 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.95 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.06 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.53 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.33 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.97 #17328c Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Buff
#e8cd73  rgb(232, 205, 115)  hsl(46, 72%, 68%)  Buff
#738ee8  rgb(115, 142, 232)  hsl(226, 72%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#73e8cd  rgb(115, 232, 205)  hsl(166, 72%, 68%)  Turquoise
#cd73e8  rgb(205, 115, 232)  hsl(286, 72%, 68%)  Heliotrope