#E8C259

#E8C259

Color Values

HEX

#E8C259

RGB

232, 194, 89

HSL

44.1, 75.7%, 62.9%

HSV

44.1, 61.6%, 91.0%

CMYK

0.0%, 16.4%, 61.6%, 9.0%

OKLCH

0.8273 0.1302 89.3

Properties

Warm Light Nearest: Dandelion

Color Harmonies

Complementary

#E8C259

#597FE8

Analogous

#E87A59

#C6E859

#E8C259

Triadic

#E8C259

#59E8C2

#C259E8

Split Complementary

#E8C259

#59C6E8

#7A59E8

Tetradic

#E8C259

#59E87A

#597FE8

#E859C6

Color Blindness Simulation

Original

#E8C259

Protanopia

#D8D772

Deuteranopia

#DADD78

Tritanopia

#E6868B

Achromatopsia

#C2C2C2

CSS Usage

background-color: #E8C259;
color: #E8C259;
border-color: #E8C259;
Nearest Tailwind: Amber 300 #FCD34D

Tailwind Shades

50
#FCFAF2
100
#F9F3E2
200
#F6E8C0
300
#F0D893
400
#E8C259
500
#E0AD1F
600
#B38A19
700
#8F6F14
800
#70560F
900
#51400F
950
#33280A

Contrast Checker

Text on white

1.71:1

AA Fail AAA Fail

Text on black

12.29:1

AA Pass AAA Pass

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