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#E1BB11

#e1bb11 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e1bb11 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 88.24% red, 73.33% green and 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.89% magenta, 92.44% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 49.04°, with 85.95% saturation and 47.45% lightness in HSL. It is a warm color, often associated with optimism, attention and joy. Designers typically use it for highlights and warnings, children's products and call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 11.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.92.

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Relative luminance0.5159

Complementary

  1. #e1bb11
  2. #1137e1

Split complementary

  1. #e1bb11
  2. #119fe1
  3. #5311e1

Analogous

  1. #e15311
  2. #e1bb11
  3. #9fe111

Triadic

  1. #e1bb11
  2. #11e1bb
  3. #bb11e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1bb11
  2. #37e111
  3. #1137e1
  4. #bb11e1

Square

  1. #e1bb11
  2. #11e153
  3. #1137e1
  4. #e1119f

Monochromatic

  1. #534506
  2. #9a800c
  3. #e1bb11
  4. #f2d34d
  5. #f7e594

Shades

#e1bb11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1bb11
  2. #cba80f
  3. #b4960e
  4. #9e830c
  5. #87700a
  6. #715e09
  7. #5a4b07
  8. #443805
  9. #2d2503
  10. #171302
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1bb11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1bb11
  2. #e4c229
  3. #e7c941
  4. #eacf58
  5. #edd670
  6. #f0dd88
  7. #f3e4a0
  8. #f6ebb8
  9. #f9f1cf
  10. #fcf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1bb11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1bb11
  2. #d7b51c
  3. #ceaf27
  4. #c4a932
  5. #baa33d
  6. #b19e49
  7. #a79854
  8. #9d925f
  9. #938c6a
  10. #8a8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdbd98 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d1b800 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac324 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4aa9f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc01e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edb17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e1bb11 {
  color: #e1bb11;
}
Background
.bg-e1bb11 {
  background-color: #e1bb11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1bb11 {
  border: 2px solid #e1bb11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1bb11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 187 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 86% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1bb11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1bb11, #9fe111);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1bb11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 187 17 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.03 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.19 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.69 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.78 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.54 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.76 #1e44ee Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Saffron
#e1bb11  rgb(225, 187, 17)  hsl(49, 86%, 47%)  Saffron
#1137e1  rgb(17, 55, 225)  hsl(229, 86%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#11e1bb  rgb(17, 225, 187)  hsl(169, 86%, 47%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb11e1  rgb(187, 17, 225)  hsl(289, 86%, 47%)  Electric Purple