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#E2E596

#e2e596 ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e2e596 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.63% red, 89.8% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.31% cyan, 0% magenta, 34.5% yellow and 10.2% black. Its hue angle is 62.28°, with 60.31% saturation and 74.31% 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 15.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 4.12.

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Relative luminance0.7441

Complementary

  1. #e2e596
  2. #9996e5

Split complementary

  1. #e2e596
  2. #96bae5
  3. #c096e5

Analogous

  1. #e5c096
  2. #e2e596
  3. #bae596

Triadic

  1. #e2e596
  2. #96e2e5
  3. #e596e2

Tetradic

  1. #e2e596
  2. #96e599
  3. #9996e5
  4. #e596e2

Square

  1. #e2e596
  2. #96e5c0
  3. #9996e5
  4. #e596ba

Monochromatic

  1. #b0b52d
  2. #d1d659
  3. #e2e596
  4. #f3f4d3
  5. #fafbef

Shades

#e2e596 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e2e596
  2. #cbce87
  3. #b5b778
  4. #9ea069
  5. #88895a
  6. #71734b
  7. #5a5c3c
  8. #44452d
  9. #2d2e1e
  10. #17170f
  11. #000000

Tints

#e2e596 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e2e596
  2. #e5e8a1
  3. #e8eaab
  4. #ebedb6
  5. #eeefc0
  6. #f1f2cb
  7. #f3f5d5
  8. #f6f7e0
  9. #f9faea
  10. #fcfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e2e596 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e2e596
  2. #d8db94
  3. #ced192
  4. #c5c78f
  5. #bbbd8d
  6. #b1b38b
  7. #a7a889
  8. #9d9e87
  9. #949484
  10. #8a8a82
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1e2c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f1de90 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2e199 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ecdcd1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebe193 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebe398 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #e8e0bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e2e596 {
  color: #e2e596;
}
Background
.bg-e2e596 {
  background-color: #e2e596;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e2e596 {
  border: 2px solid #e2e596;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e2e596;
  --color-primary-rgb: 226 229 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 60% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e2e596 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e2e596, #bae596);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e2e596 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(226 229 150 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.12 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.17 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 6.26 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.40 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.41 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.76 #1d1a69 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Khaki
#e2e596  rgb(226, 229, 150)  hsl(62, 60%, 74%)  Khaki
#9996e5  rgb(153, 150, 229)  hsl(242, 60%, 74%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96e2e5  rgb(150, 226, 229)  hsl(182, 60%, 74%)  Pale Turquoise
#e596e2  rgb(229, 150, 226)  hsl(302, 60%, 74%)  Plum