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#E9BD2D

#e9bd2d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9bd2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 74.12% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.88% magenta, 80.69% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 45.96°, with 81.03% saturation and 54.51% 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 11.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5391

Complementary

  1. #e9bd2d
  2. #2d59e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9bd2d
  2. #2db7e9
  3. #5f2de9

Analogous

  1. #e95f2d
  2. #e9bd2d
  3. #b7e92d

Triadic

  1. #e9bd2d
  2. #2de9bd
  3. #bd2de9

Tetradic

  1. #e9bd2d
  2. #59e92d
  3. #2d59e9
  4. #bd2de9

Square

  1. #e9bd2d
  2. #2de95f
  3. #2d59e9
  4. #e92db7

Monochromatic

  1. #71590c
  2. #b69013
  3. #e9bd2d
  4. #f0d372
  5. #f8e9b7

Shades

#e9bd2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9bd2d
  2. #d2aa29
  3. #ba9724
  4. #a38420
  5. #8c711b
  6. #755f17
  7. #5d4c12
  8. #46390e
  9. #2f2609
  10. #171305
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9bd2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9bd2d
  2. #ebc442
  3. #edca57
  4. #f0d16c
  5. #f2d781
  6. #f4de96
  7. #f6e5ab
  8. #f8ebc0
  9. #fbf2d5
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9bd2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9bd2d
  2. #dfb735
  3. #d4b13e
  4. #caab46
  5. #bfa54e
  6. #b59f57
  7. #aa985f
  8. #a09267
  9. #958c6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec737 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdaca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcbc1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c333 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5b383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9bd2d {
  color: #e9bd2d;
}
Background
.bg-e9bd2d {
  background-color: #e9bd2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9bd2d {
  border: 2px solid #e9bd2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9bd2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 189 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 81% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9bd2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9bd2d, #b7e92d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9bd2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 189 45 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.13 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.47 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.90 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.07 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.26 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.45 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.69 #1642d2 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e9bd2d  rgb(233, 189, 45)  hsl(46, 81%, 55%)  Saffron
#2d59e9  rgb(45, 89, 233)  hsl(226, 81%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2de9bd  rgb(45, 233, 189)  hsl(166, 81%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bd2de9  rgb(189, 45, 233)  hsl(286, 81%, 55%)  Electric Purple