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#E2E18A Sassy Lime

#E2E18A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow named Sassy Lime. In the RGB color model it is made of 88.6% red, 88.2% green and 54.1% blue (rgb(226, 225, 138)). Its HSL value is 59° hue, 60% saturation and 71% lightness, and in CMYK it is 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 39% yellow and 11% black. #E2E18A is a warm color. Black text reads best on it, with a contrast ratio of 15.37:1.

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Variations of #E2E18A

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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#E2E18A 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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#E2E18A for color-blind viewers (and dogs)

How #E2E18A appears with each type of color vision deficiency (Machado 2009 model) — and to your dog. Try the dog vision simulator →

  • Dog vision 96% similarHow dogs see it · simulated as #F0DE8E
  • Protanopia 96% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EEDA83
  • Protanomaly 97% similar1.3% of men, 0.02% of women · simulated as #EBDC86
  • Deuteranopia 96% similar1.2% of men, 0.01% of women · simulated as #F0DE8E
  • Deuteranomaly 97% similar5% of men, 0.35% of women · simulated as #EBDF8C
  • Tritanopia 80% similar0.001% of men, 0.03% of women · simulated as #EED7CC
  • Tritanomaly 91% similar0.0001% of men, 0.0001% of women · simulated as #E6DDAC
  • Achromatopsia 78% similar0.003% of men, 0.003% of women · simulated as #DCDCDC
  • Achromatomaly 83% similar0.001% of men, 0.001% of women · simulated as #DEDECC

#E2E18A contrast checker

AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
1.37:1 Very poor#E2E18A text on white
AA normalFailAAA normalFail
AA largeFailAAA largeFail
AaThe quick brown fox jumps over the lazy dog.
15.37:1 Super#E2E18A text on black
AA normalPassAAA normalPass
AA largePassAAA largePass

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#E2E18A in CSS

/* Sassy Lime */
.color { color: #E2E18A; }
.background { background-color: #E2E18A; }
.border { border: 1px solid #E2E18A; }

/* Other notations */
color: rgb(226 225 138);
color: hsl(59 60% 71%);
color: oklch(0.891 0.109 107.9);

#E2E18A FAQ

What color is #E2E18A?

#E2E18A is a very light, moderately saturated yellow. Its closest named color is Sassy Lime. It belongs to the yellow color family and is a warm color.

What is the RGB value of #E2E18A?

#E2E18A is rgb(226, 225, 138) in RGB, hsl(59, 60%, 71%) in HSL and cmyk(0%, 0%, 39%, 11%) in CMYK.

What is the complementary color of #E2E18A?

The complementary color of #E2E18A is #8A8BE2, which sits opposite it on the color wheel.

Which text color works on #E2E18A?

Black text has the best contrast on #E2E18A: 15.37:1, which meets the WCAG AA requirement of 4.5:1 for normal text.

Is #E2E18A a warm or cool color?

#E2E18A is a warm color.