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#e2b850 color: Mr Mustard

#e2b850 is rgb(226, 184, 80) in RGB and oklch(80.063% 0.13009 86.945) in OKLCH. Every other format, shade and contrast value is below.

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43°
100%

80.1%
0.130
87°
  • Yellow
  • Light
  • Vivid
  • Warm
  • ≈ Amber
  • yellow-500
  • Black 11%

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text
1.87:1Hard to read
Lc -40
Black text
11.21:1Readable · AA
Lc 69

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About #e2b850

#e2b850 is a bright light yellow color. In OKLCH it has 80.1% lightness, 0.13 chroma and a hue of 87°.

Inside sRGB: displays the same on any screen.

White text on it reaches 1.87:1 contrast and black text 11.21:1, so black text reads better.

The closest named color is Mr Mustard (#e4b857). In Tailwind CSS the closest color is yellow-500.

More light yellow colors

Lighter: #e2b850 mixed with white

  1. e2b850
  2. e5bf66
  3. e8c779
  4. ebce8b
  5. eed59c
  6. f1dcad
  7. f4e3be
  8. f7eace
  9. f9f1df
  10. fcf8ef

Darker: #e2b850 mixed with black

  1. e2b850
  2. c4a044
  3. a88839
  4. 8c712e
  5. 715b24
  6. 57451a
  7. 3e3110
  8. 271e07
  9. 120c02
  10. 030200

Calmer: #e2b850 with less saturation

  1. e2b850
  2. deb95f
  3. dbba6c
  4. d7bb78
  5. d4bb83
  6. d0bc8e
  7. ccbc98
  8. c9bda2
  9. c5bdab
  10. c1beb5

Questions about #e2b850

What color is #e2b850?

#e2b850 is bright light yellow. The closest named color is Mr Mustard. In RGB it is rgb(226, 184, 80), in HSL hsl(42.74, 71.57%, 60%) and in OKLCH oklch(80.063% 0.13009 86.945).

What colors go well with #e2b850?

The complementary color of #e2b850 is #9bbbff. For a calmer combination use the analogous colors #fda766 and #b8c961. The triadic partners are #2cd5e8 and #ea9fea.

Is white or black text more readable on #e2b850?

Black text reads better on #e2b850: white gives a contrast ratio of 1.87:1 and black gives 11.21:1. WCAG AA asks for at least 4.5:1 for body text.

Is #e2b850 a warm or cool color?

#e2b850 is a warm color. In OKLCH its hue is 87 degrees, its lightness 80.1% and its chroma 0.13.