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#E2CC8A closest to Master Key

#E2CC8A is a light, moderately saturated yellow; the closest named color is Master Key. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 80.0% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(226, 204, 138)). Its HSL value is 45° hue, 60% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 10% magenta, 39% yellow and 11% black. #E2CC8A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 13.24:1.

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Variations of #E2CC8A

Shades

Mixed with black: richer and darker.

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Tints

Mixed with white: lighter and softer.

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Tones

Mixed with gray: calmer and more muted.

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Hues

The same lightness and chroma, rotated around the color wheel.

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Temperatures

Cooler on the left, warmer on the right.

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#E2CC8A color harmonies

Complementary

The opposite hue — maximum contrast and energy.

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Split complementary

The two hues next to the complement — contrast with less tension.

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Analogous

Neighbouring hues — calm, cohesive and natural.

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Triadic

Three hues evenly spaced at 120° — vibrant yet balanced.

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Tetradic

Two complementary pairs — rich, best with one dominant color.

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Square

Four hues spaced at 90° — bold and playful.

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#E2CC8A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2CC8A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 98% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #DFD08C
  • Protanopia 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DAC985
  • Protanomaly 98% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #DCCB87
  • Deuteranopia 98% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #DFD08C
  • Deuteranomaly 99% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #E0CE8B
  • Tritanopia 84% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EFC2BB
  • Tritanomaly 93% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E7C8A3
  • Achromatopsia 82% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #CDCDCD
  • Achromatomaly 86% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #D3CDBF

#E2CC8A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.59:1 Very poor#E2CC8A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
13.24:1 Super#E2CC8A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2CC8A in CSS

/* Master Key */
.color { color: #E2CC8A; }
.background { background-color: #E2CC8A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2CC8A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 204 138);
color: hsl(45 60% 71%);
color: oklch(0.849 0.088 91.8);

#E2CC8A FAQ

What color is #E2CC8A?

#E2CC8A is a light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Master Key. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2CC8A?

#E2CC8A is rgb(226, 204, 138) in RGB, hsl(45, 60%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 10%, 39%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2CC8A?

The complementary color of #E2CC8A is #8AA0E2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2CC8A?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2CC8A: 13.24:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2CC8A a warm or cool color?

#E2CC8A is a warm color.