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#E9CD83

#e9cd83 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e9cd83 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 80.39% green and 51.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.02% magenta, 43.78% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 43.53°, with 69.86% saturation and 71.37% 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 13.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.88.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6262

Complementary

  1. #e9cd83
  2. #839fe9

Split complementary

  1. #e9cd83
  2. #83d2e9
  3. #9a83e9

Analogous

  1. #e99a83
  2. #e9cd83
  3. #d2e983

Triadic

  1. #e9cd83
  2. #83e9cd
  3. #cd83e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9cd83
  2. #9fe983
  3. #839fe9
  4. #cd83e9

Square

  1. #e9cd83
  2. #83e99a
  3. #839fe9
  4. #e983d2

Monochromatic

  1. #b38b20
  2. #ddb342
  3. #e9cd83
  4. #f5e7c4
  5. #fcf8ee

Shades

#e9cd83 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9cd83
  2. #d2b976
  3. #baa469
  4. #a3905c
  5. #8c7b4f
  6. #756742
  7. #5d5234
  8. #463e27
  9. #2f291a
  10. #17150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9cd83 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9cd83
  2. #ebd28f
  3. #edd79c
  4. #f0dca8
  5. #f2e1b5
  6. #f4e6c1
  7. #f6ebcd
  8. #f8f0da
  9. #fbf5e6
  10. #fdfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9cd83 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9cd83
  2. #dfc583
  3. #d4be82
  4. #cab682
  5. #bfae82
  6. #b5a782
  7. #aa9f81
  8. #a09781
  9. #958f81
  10. #8b8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #daceb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddcb7d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4d386 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8c2bb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2cc80 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6d085 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2c6a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9cd83 {
  color: #e9cd83;
}
Background
.bg-e9cd83 {
  background-color: #e9cd83;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9cd83 {
  border: 2px solid #e9cd83;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9cd83;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 205 131;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 70% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9cd83 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9cd83, #d2e983);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9cd83 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 205 131 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.88 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.16 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.23 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 7.08 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 7.33 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.51 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 7.63 #16327c Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Buff
#e9cd83  rgb(233, 205, 131)  hsl(44, 70%, 71%)  Buff
#839fe9  rgb(131, 159, 233)  hsl(224, 70%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#83e9cd  rgb(131, 233, 205)  hsl(164, 70%, 71%)  Magic Mint
#cd83e9  rgb(205, 131, 233)  hsl(284, 70%, 71%)  Floral Lavender