ColorTool
Log in
#E1BB17

#e1bb17 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#e1bb17 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 9.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.89% magenta, 89.78% yellow and 11.76% black. Its hue angle is 48.71°, with 81.45% saturation and 48.63% 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 3.85.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#cccc00
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5161

Complementary

  1. #e1bb17
  2. #173de1

Split complementary

  1. #e1bb17
  2. #17a2e1
  3. #5617e1

Analogous

  1. #e15617
  2. #e1bb17
  3. #a2e117

Triadic

  1. #e1bb17
  2. #17e1bb
  3. #bb17e1

Tetradic

  1. #e1bb17
  2. #3de117
  3. #173de1
  4. #bb17e1

Square

  1. #e1bb17
  2. #17e156
  3. #173de1
  4. #e117a2

Monochromatic

  1. #564809
  2. #9c8110
  3. #e1bb17
  4. #eed157
  5. #f5e49c

Shades

#e1bb17 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e1bb17
  2. #cba815
  3. #b49612
  4. #9e8310
  5. #87700e
  6. #715e0c
  7. #5a4b09
  8. #443807
  9. #2d2505
  10. #171302
  11. #000000

Tints

#e1bb17 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e1bb17
  2. #e4c22e
  3. #e7c945
  4. #eacf5d
  5. #edd674
  6. #f0dd8b
  7. #f3e4a2
  8. #f6ebb9
  9. #f9f1d1
  10. #fcf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e1bb17 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e1bb17
  2. #d7b522
  3. #ceaf2c
  4. #c4a937
  5. #baa341
  6. #b19e4c
  7. #a79856
  8. #9d9261
  9. #938c6b
  10. #8a8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.85:1 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 #dac327 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4aba0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7b900 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddc022 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #edb17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-e1bb17 {
  color: #e1bb17;
}
Background
.bg-e1bb17 {
  background-color: #e1bb17;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e1bb17 {
  border: 2px solid #e1bb17;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e1bb17;
  --color-primary-rgb: 225 187 23;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 81% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e1bb17 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e1bb17, #a2e117);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e1bb17 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(225 187 23 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.85 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.02 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.07 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.53 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 4.65 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.54 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.72 #1e44e8 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Saffron
#e1bb17  rgb(225, 187, 23)  hsl(49, 81%, 49%)  Saffron
#173de1  rgb(23, 61, 225)  hsl(229, 81%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#17e1bb  rgb(23, 225, 187)  hsl(169, 81%, 49%)  Medium Aquamarine
#bb17e1  rgb(187, 23, 225)  hsl(289, 81%, 49%)  Electric Purple