#e2c118

Color #e2c118

A vivid, highly saturated medium yellow.

Closest named color Gold #ffd700 · ΔE 13.01 Nearest Tailwind class amber-300 #ffd230 · ΔE 5.4

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Conversions

HEX

#e2c118

RGB

rgb(226, 193, 24)

HSL

hsl(50.2, 80.8%, 49%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(50.2, 89.4%, 88.6%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 14.6%, 89.4%, 11.4%)

LAB

lab(78.68, -2.87, 77.12)

LCH

lch(78.68, 77.17, 92.13)

OKLCH

oklch(81.5%, 0.1639, 96.24)

HWB

hwb(50.2, 9.4%, 11.4%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#1839e2

Analogous

#e25c18

#e2c118

#9ee218

Triadic

#e2c118

#18e2c1

#c118e2

Split-complementary

#e2c118

#189ee2

#5c18e2

Tetradic

#e2c118

#39e218

#1839e2

#c118e2

Square

#e2c118

#18e25c

#1839e2

#e2189e

Shades

Color #e2c118 mixed toward black.

#bca114

#978110

#71600c

#4b4008

#262004

Tints

Color #e2c118 mixed toward white.

#eace3b

#eed762

#f3e189

#f7ebb1

#fbf5d8

Tones

Color #e2c118 mixed toward gray.

#d1b629

#c0aa3a

#af9f4a

#9f945b

#8e886c

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.77:1

Aa Black text on this color

11.87:1

Black text reads better on this background (11.87:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#d5d467 · ΔE 10.6

Deuteranopia

#d6d971 · ΔE 12.2

Tritanopia

#e0858b · ΔE 44.4

Achromatopsia

#c3c3c3 · ΔE 28.2

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Code

CSS

background-color: #e2c118;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#e2c118]

Related colors

Gold #ffd700

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Frequently asked questions

#e2c118 (#e2c118) is rgb(226, 193, 24) in RGB.

No, #e2c118 is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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