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#E9BC2A

#e9bc2a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9bc2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 73.73% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.31% magenta, 81.97% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 45.86°, with 81.28% 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 11.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5346

Complementary

  1. #e9bc2a
  2. #2a57e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9bc2a
  2. #2ab7e9
  3. #5c2ae9

Analogous

  1. #e95c2a
  2. #e9bc2a
  3. #b7e92a

Triadic

  1. #e9bc2a
  2. #2ae9bc
  3. #bc2ae9

Tetradic

  1. #e9bc2a
  2. #57e92a
  3. #2a57e9
  4. #bc2ae9

Square

  1. #e9bc2a
  2. #2ae95c
  3. #2a57e9
  4. #e92ab7

Monochromatic

  1. #6f570b
  2. #b48e13
  3. #e9bc2a
  4. #f0d26f
  5. #f7e8b5

Shades

#e9bc2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9bc2a
  2. #d2a926
  3. #ba9622
  4. #a3841d
  5. #8c7119
  6. #755e15
  7. #5d4b11
  8. #46380d
  9. #2f2608
  10. #171304
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9bc2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9bc2a
  2. #ebc33f
  3. #edc955
  4. #f0d06a
  5. #f2d77f
  6. #f4de95
  7. #f6e4aa
  8. #f8ebbf
  9. #fbf2d4
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9bc2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9bc2a
  2. #dfb633
  3. #d4b03b
  4. #caaa44
  5. #bfa44c
  6. #b59e55
  7. #aa985e
  8. #a09266
  9. #958c6f
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2bf9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec634 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdaba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcbb15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2c230 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5b282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9bc2a {
  color: #e9bc2a;
}
Background
.bg-e9bc2a {
  background-color: #e9bc2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9bc2a {
  border: 2px solid #e9bc2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9bc2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 188 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 81% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9bc2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9bc2a, #b7e92a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9bc2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 188 42 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.36 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.94 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.08 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.34 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.36 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.65 #1643d5 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e9bc2a  rgb(233, 188, 42)  hsl(46, 81%, 54%)  Saffron
#2a57e9  rgb(42, 87, 233)  hsl(226, 81%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2ae9bc  rgb(42, 233, 188)  hsl(166, 81%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#bc2ae9  rgb(188, 42, 233)  hsl(286, 81%, 54%)  Electric Purple