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#E2CD8A

#e2cd8a ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2cd8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 80.39% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.29% magenta, 38.94% yellow and 11.37% black. Its hue angle is 45.68°, with 60.27% 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 13.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 5.15.

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Web safe#cccc99
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Relative luminance0.6167

Complementary

  1. #e2cd8a
  2. #8a9fe2

Split complementary

  1. #e2cd8a
  2. #8acbe2
  3. #a18ae2

Analogous

  1. #e2a18a
  2. #e2cd8a
  3. #cbe28a

Triadic

  1. #e2cd8a
  2. #8ae2cd
  3. #cd8ae2

Tetradic

  1. #e2cd8a
  2. #9fe28a
  3. #8a9fe2
  4. #cd8ae2

Square

  1. #e2cd8a
  2. #8ae2a1
  3. #8a9fe2
  4. #e28acb

Monochromatic

  1. #a98b2a
  2. #d3b34d
  3. #e2cd8a
  4. #f1e7c7
  5. #fbf8ef

Shades

#e2cd8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2cd8a
  2. #cbb97c
  3. #b5a46e
  4. #9e9061
  5. #887b53
  6. #716745
  7. #5a5237
  8. #443e29
  9. #2d291c
  10. #17150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2cd8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2cd8a
  2. #e5d296
  3. #e8d7a1
  4. #ebdcad
  5. #eee1b9
  6. #f1e6c5
  7. #f3ebd0
  8. #f6f0dc
  9. #f9f5e8
  10. #fcfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2cd8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2cd8a
  2. #d8c589
  3. #cebe88
  4. #c5b687
  5. #bbae86
  6. #b1a785
  7. #a79f84
  8. #9d9783
  9. #948f82
  10. #8a8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.58:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6ceb7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbca85 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0d18c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #efc3bc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #decb87 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1cf8b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eac7aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2cd8a {
  color: #e2cd8a;
}
Background
.bg-e2cd8a {
  background-color: #e2cd8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2cd8a {
  border: 2px solid #e2cd8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2cd8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 205 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 60% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2cd8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2cd8a, #cbe28a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2cd8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 205 138 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.15 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.22 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.98 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.20 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.26 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 7.26 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 7.28 #1d3275 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Buff
#e2cd8a  rgb(226, 205, 138)  hsl(46, 60%, 71%)  Buff
#8a9fe2  rgb(138, 159, 226)  hsl(226, 60%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#8ae2cd  rgb(138, 226, 205)  hsl(166, 60%, 71%)  Magic Mint
#cd8ae2  rgb(205, 138, 226)  hsl(286, 60%, 71%)  Floral Lavender