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#E9CA40

#e9ca40 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e9ca40 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 79.22% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.3% magenta, 72.53% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 48.99°, with 79.34% saturation and 58.24% 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 12.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 3.6.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5993

Complementary

  1. #e9ca40
  2. #405fe9

Split complementary

  1. #e9ca40
  2. #40b4e9
  3. #7640e9

Analogous

  1. #e97640
  2. #e9ca40
  3. #b4e940

Triadic

  1. #e9ca40
  2. #40e9ca
  3. #ca40e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9ca40
  2. #5fe940
  3. #405fe9
  4. #ca40e9

Square

  1. #e9ca40
  2. #40e976
  3. #405fe9
  4. #e940b4

Monochromatic

  1. #816c0f
  2. #c6a617
  3. #e9ca40
  4. #f1dd85
  5. #f9f0c9

Shades

#e9ca40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9ca40
  2. #d2b63a
  3. #baa233
  4. #a38d2d
  5. #8c7926
  6. #756520
  7. #5d511a
  8. #463d13
  9. #2f280d
  10. #171406
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9ca40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9ca40
  2. #ebcf53
  3. #edd566
  4. #f0da79
  5. #f2df8c
  6. #f4e5a0
  7. #f6eab3
  8. #f8efc6
  9. #fbf4d9
  10. #fdfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9ca40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9ca40
  2. #dfc346
  3. #d4bb4d
  4. #cab453
  5. #bfac5a
  6. #b5a560
  7. #aa9e66
  8. #a0966d
  9. #958f73
  10. #8b877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8cba6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dfc629 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d048 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbbaaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c734 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8cd45 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4c190 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9ca40 {
  color: #e9ca40;
}
Background
.bg-e9ca40 {
  background-color: #e9ca40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9ca40 {
  border: 2px solid #e9ca40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9ca40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 202 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 79% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9ca40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9ca40, #b4e940);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9ca40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 202 64 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.60 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.09 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.41 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.43 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.49 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.22 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.23 #1635bf Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Jonquil
#e9ca40  rgb(233, 202, 64)  hsl(49, 79%, 58%)  Jonquil
#405fe9  rgb(64, 95, 233)  hsl(229, 79%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#40e9ca  rgb(64, 233, 202)  hsl(169, 79%, 58%)  Turquoise
#ca40e9  rgb(202, 64, 233)  hsl(289, 79%, 58%)  Medium Orchid