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#E2BE21

#e2be21 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e2be21 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 74.51% green and 12.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.93% magenta, 85.4% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 48.81°, with 76.89% saturation and 50.78% 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 11.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 3.66.

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Web safe#cccc33
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Relative luminance0.5311

Complementary

  1. #e2be21
  2. #2145e2

Split complementary

  1. #e2be21
  2. #21a5e2
  3. #5d21e2

Analogous

  1. #e25d21
  2. #e2be21
  3. #a5e221

Triadic

  1. #e2be21
  2. #21e2be
  3. #be21e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2be21
  2. #45e221
  3. #2145e2
  4. #be21e2

Square

  1. #e2be21
  2. #21e25d
  3. #2145e2
  4. #e221a5

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4f0c
  2. #a18715
  3. #e2be21
  4. #ebd265
  5. #f4e6a8

Shades

#e2be21 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2be21
  2. #cbab1e
  3. #b5981a
  4. #9e8517
  5. #887214
  6. #715f11
  7. #5a4c0d
  8. #44390a
  9. #2d2607
  10. #171303
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2be21 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2be21
  2. #e5c537
  3. #e8cb4d
  4. #ebd264
  5. #eed87a
  6. #f1df90
  7. #f3e5a6
  8. #f6ecbc
  9. #f9f2d3
  10. #fcf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2be21 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2be21
  2. #d8b82b
  3. #ceb234
  4. #c5ab3e
  5. #bba547
  6. #b19f51
  7. #a7995a
  8. #9d9364
  9. #948c6d
  10. #8a8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cfc09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc52e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5aea3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9bc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfc22a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eeb482 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2be21 {
  color: #e2be21;
}
Background
.bg-e2be21 {
  background-color: #e2be21;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2be21 {
  border: 2px solid #e2be21;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2be21;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 190 33;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 77% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2be21 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2be21, #a5e221);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2be21 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 190 33 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.66 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.37 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.56 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.93 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.50 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.77 #1d41de Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#e2be21  rgb(226, 190, 33)  hsl(49, 77%, 51%)  Jonquil
#2145e2  rgb(33, 69, 226)  hsl(229, 77%, 51%)  Iris
#21e2be  rgb(33, 226, 190)  hsl(169, 77%, 51%)  Turquoise
#be21e2  rgb(190, 33, 226)  hsl(289, 77%, 51%)  Electric Purple