#e0b40f

Color #e0b40f

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Goldenrod #daa520 · ΔE 9.99 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-500 #f0b100 · ΔE 4.9

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Conversions

HEX

#e0b40f

RGB

rgb(224, 180, 15)

HSL

hsl(47.4, 87.4%, 46.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(47.4, 93.3%, 87.8%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 19.6%, 93.3%, 12.2%)

LAB

lab(75.16, 2.9, 75.79)

LCH

lch(75.16, 75.85, 87.81)

OKLCH

oklch(78.7%, 0.1586, 90.65)

HWB

hwb(47.4, 5.9%, 12.2%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#0f3be0

Analogous

#e04c0f

#e0b40f

#a3e00f

Triadic

#e0b40f

#0fe0b4

#b40fe0

Split-complementary

#e0b40f

#0fa3e0

#4c0fe0

Tetradic

#e0b40f

#3be00f

#0f3be0

#b40fe0

Square

#e0b40f

#0fe04c

#0f3be0

#e00fa3

Shades

Color #e0b40f mixed toward black.

#bb960d

#95780a

#705a08

#4b3c05

#251e03

Tints

Color #e0b40f mixed toward white.

#f1c72c

#f4d256

#f6de80

#f9e9aa

#fcf4d5

Tones

Color #e0b40f mixed toward gray.

#cfaa20

#bda032

#ac9643

#9a8c55

#898266

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.96:1

Aa Black text on this color

10.7:1

Black text reads better on this background (10.7:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#cece5f · ΔE 13.4

Deuteranopia

#d1d469 · ΔE 14.8

Tritanopia

#de7c81 · ΔE 42

Achromatopsia

#b9b9b9 · ΔE 28

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e0b40f;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e0b40f]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Goldenrod #daa520

Dark Goldenrod #b8860b

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#e0b40f (#e0b40f) is rgb(224, 180, 15) in RGB.

No, #e0b40f is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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