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#E9C548

#e9c548 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9c548 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 77.25% green and 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.45% magenta, 69.1% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 46.58°, with 78.54% saturation and 59.8% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5772

Complementary

  1. #e9c548
  2. #486ce9

Split complementary

  1. #e9c548
  2. #48bde9
  3. #7448e9

Analogous

  1. #e97448
  2. #e9c548
  3. #bde948

Triadic

  1. #e9c548
  2. #48e9c5
  3. #c548e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9c548
  2. #6ce948
  3. #486ce9
  4. #c548e9

Square

  1. #e9c548
  2. #48e974
  3. #486ce9
  4. #e948bd

Monochromatic

  1. #886d10
  2. #cca419
  3. #e9c548
  4. #f1db8c
  5. #f9f0d1

Shades

#e9c548 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9c548
  2. #d2b141
  3. #ba9e3a
  4. #a38a32
  5. #8c762b
  6. #756324
  7. #5d4f1d
  8. #463b16
  9. #2f270e
  10. #171407
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9c548 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9c548
  2. #ebcb5a
  3. #edd16d
  4. #f0d67f
  5. #f2dc91
  6. #f4e2a4
  7. #f6e8b6
  8. #f8eec8
  9. #fbf3da
  10. #fdf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9c548 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9c548
  2. #dfbe4e
  3. #d4b753
  4. #cab059
  5. #bfa95e
  6. #b5a364
  7. #aa9c6a
  8. #a0956f
  9. #958e75
  10. #8b877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c7a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac237 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbb6ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c33e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5ca4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4bc8e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9c548 {
  color: #e9c548;
}
Background
.bg-e9c548 {
  background-color: #e9c548;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9c548 {
  border: 2px solid #e9c548;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9c548;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 197 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 79% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9c548 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9c548, #bde948);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9c548 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 197 72 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.39 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.14 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.20 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.68 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.92 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.16 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.24 #163ab7 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e9c548  rgb(233, 197, 72)  hsl(47, 79%, 60%)  Saffron
#486ce9  rgb(72, 108, 233)  hsl(227, 79%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#48e9c5  rgb(72, 233, 197)  hsl(167, 79%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c548e9  rgb(197, 72, 233)  hsl(287, 79%, 60%)  Medium Orchid