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#E1C331

#e1c331 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e1c331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.33% magenta, 78.22% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 49.77°, with 74.58% saturation and 53.73% 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 12.05:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 4.05.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5526

Complementary

  1. #e1c331
  2. #314fe1

Split complementary

  1. #e1c331
  2. #31a7e1
  3. #6b31e1

Analogous

  1. #e16b31
  2. #e1c331
  3. #a7e131

Triadic

  1. #e1c331
  2. #31e1c3
  3. #c331e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1c331
  2. #4fe131
  3. #314fe1
  4. #c331e1

Square

  1. #e1c331
  2. #31e16b
  3. #314fe1
  4. #e131a7

Monochromatic

  1. #6a5a0f
  2. #ac9319
  3. #e1c331
  4. #ebd674
  5. #f4eab7

Shades

#e1c331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1c331
  2. #cbb02c
  3. #b49c27
  4. #9e8922
  5. #87751d
  6. #716219
  7. #5a4e14
  8. #443b0f
  9. #2d270a
  10. #171405
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1c331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1c331
  2. #e4c946
  3. #e7cf5a
  4. #ead56f
  5. #eddb83
  6. #f0e198
  7. #f3e7ad
  8. #f6edc1
  9. #f9f3d6
  10. #fcf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1c331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1c331
  2. #d7bc39
  3. #ceb641
  4. #c4af49
  5. #baa851
  6. #b1a259
  7. #a79b60
  8. #9d9468
  9. #938d70
  10. #8a8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.05:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0c49e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc83b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3b3a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbc020 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0c637 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ecba88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1c331 {
  color: #e1c331;
}
Background
.bg-e1c331 {
  background-color: #e1c331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1c331 {
  border: 2px solid #e1c331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1c331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 75% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1c331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1c331, #a7e131);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1c331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.05 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.39 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.57 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.64 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.88 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.98 #1e3cce Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#e1c331  rgb(225, 195, 49)  hsl(50, 75%, 54%)  Jonquil
#314fe1  rgb(49, 79, 225)  hsl(230, 75%, 54%)  Iris
#31e1c3  rgb(49, 225, 195)  hsl(170, 75%, 54%)  Turquoise
#c331e1  rgb(195, 49, 225)  hsl(290, 75%, 54%)  Electric Purple