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#E2A930

#e2a930 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e2a930 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 66.27% green and 18.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.22% magenta, 78.76% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 40.79°, with 75.42% 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 9.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 2.11.

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Web safe#cc9933
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Relative luminance0.4476

Complementary

  1. #e2a930
  2. #3069e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2a930
  2. #30c2e2
  3. #5030e2

Analogous

  1. #e25030
  2. #e2a930
  3. #c2e230

Triadic

  1. #e2a930
  2. #30e2a9
  3. #a930e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2a930
  2. #69e230
  3. #3069e2
  4. #a930e2

Square

  1. #e2a930
  2. #30e250
  3. #3069e2
  4. #e230c2

Monochromatic

  1. #6a4d0f
  2. #ad7e18
  3. #e2a930
  4. #ebc573
  5. #f5e1b6

Shades

#e2a930 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2a930
  2. #cb982b
  3. #b58726
  4. #9e7622
  5. #88651d
  6. #715518
  7. #5a4413
  8. #44330e
  9. #2d220a
  10. #171105
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2a930 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2a930
  2. #e5b245
  3. #e8ba59
  4. #ebc36e
  5. #eecb83
  6. #f1d498
  7. #f3ddac
  8. #f6e5c1
  9. #f9eed6
  10. #fcf6ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2a930 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2a930
  2. #d8a538
  3. #cea140
  4. #c59d48
  5. #bb9950
  6. #b19558
  7. #a79060
  8. #9d8c68
  9. #948870
  10. #8a8478
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.11:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 9.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b2b2b2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #c7af90 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c0aa18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ceb836 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f69892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #cfaa24 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #d6b234 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ee9f77 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2a930 {
  color: #e2a930;
}
Background
.bg-e2a930 {
  background-color: #e2a930;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2a930 {
  border: 2px solid #e2a930;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2a930;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 169 48;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 75% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2a930 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2a930, #c2e230);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2a930 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 169 48 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 2.11 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.89 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.54 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.93 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.58 #e3a857 Indian Yellow ΔE 5.89 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.66 #1d56cf Inverted #b2b2b2 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#e2a930  rgb(226, 169, 48)  hsl(41, 75%, 54%)  Goldenrod
#3069e2  rgb(48, 105, 226)  hsl(221, 75%, 54%)  Royal Blue
#30e2a9  rgb(48, 226, 169)  hsl(161, 75%, 54%)  Caribbean Green
#a930e2  rgb(169, 48, 226)  hsl(281, 75%, 54%)  Dark Orchid