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#E9BE21

#e9be21 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e9be21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.45% magenta, 85.84% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 47.1°, with 81.97% saturation and 52.16% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5426

Complementary

  1. #e9be21
  2. #214ce9

Split complementary

  1. #e9be21
  2. #21b0e9
  3. #5a21e9

Analogous

  1. #e95a21
  2. #e9be21
  3. #b0e921

Triadic

  1. #e9be21
  2. #21e9be
  3. #be21e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9be21
  2. #4ce921
  3. #214ce9
  4. #be21e9

Square

  1. #e9be21
  2. #21e95a
  3. #214ce9
  4. #e921b0

Monochromatic

  1. #67530a
  2. #ac8b11
  3. #e9be21
  4. #f0d267
  5. #f7e7ac

Shades

#e9be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9be21
  2. #d2ab1e
  3. #ba981a
  4. #a38517
  5. #8c7214
  6. #755f11
  7. #5d4c0d
  8. #46390a
  9. #2f2607
  10. #171303
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9be21
  2. #ebc537
  3. #edcb4d
  4. #f0d264
  5. #f2d87a
  6. #f4df90
  7. #f6e5a6
  8. #f8ecbc
  9. #fbf2d3
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9be21
  2. #dfb82b
  3. #d4b234
  4. #caab3e
  5. #bfa547
  6. #b59f51
  7. #aa995a
  8. #a09364
  9. #958c6d
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc82e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddbc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c429 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5b482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9be21 {
  color: #e9be21;
}
Background
.bg-e9be21 {
  background-color: #e9be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9be21 {
  border: 2px solid #e9be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 82% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9be21, #b0e921);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.22 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.22 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.38 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.01 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.19 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.42 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.18 #1641de Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e9be21  rgb(233, 190, 33)  hsl(47, 82%, 52%)  Saffron
#214ce9  rgb(33, 76, 233)  hsl(227, 82%, 52%)  Iris
#21e9be  rgb(33, 233, 190)  hsl(167, 82%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#be21e9  rgb(190, 33, 233)  hsl(287, 82%, 52%)  Electric Purple