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#E7BB1E

#e7bb1e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#e7bb1e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 73.33% green and 11.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.05% magenta, 87.01% yellow and 9.41% black. Its hue angle is 46.87°, with 80.72% saturation and 51.18% 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 11.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.66.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5262

Complementary

  1. #e7bb1e
  2. #1e4ae7

Split complementary

  1. #e7bb1e
  2. #1eaee7
  3. #571ee7

Analogous

  1. #e7571e
  2. #e7bb1e
  3. #aee71e

Triadic

  1. #e7bb1e
  2. #1ee7bb
  3. #bb1ee7

Tetradic

  1. #e7bb1e
  2. #4ae71e
  3. #1e4ae7
  4. #bb1ee7

Square

  1. #e7bb1e
  2. #1ee757
  3. #1e4ae7
  4. #e71eae

Monochromatic

  1. #624f0a
  2. #a78612
  3. #e7bb1e
  4. #eed063
  5. #f6e5a8

Shades

#e7bb1e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7bb1e
  2. #d0a81b
  3. #b99618
  4. #a28315
  5. #8b7012
  6. #745e0f
  7. #5c4b0c
  8. #453809
  9. #2e2506
  10. #171303
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7bb1e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7bb1e
  2. #e9c235
  3. #ecc94b
  4. #eecf62
  5. #f1d678
  6. #f3dd8f
  7. #f5e4a5
  8. #f8ebbc
  9. #faf1d2
  10. #fdf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7bb1e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7bb1e
  2. #ddb528
  3. #d2af32
  4. #c8a93b
  5. #bea345
  6. #b49e4f
  7. #a99859
  8. #9f9263
  9. #958c6c
  10. #8a8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.82:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c0c0c0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1be9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dcc52b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1c127 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3b180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7bb1e {
  color: #e7bb1e;
}
Background
.bg-e7bb1e {
  background-color: #e7bb1e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7bb1e {
  border: 2px solid #e7bb1e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7bb1e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 187 30;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 81% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7bb1e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7bb1e, #aee71e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7bb1e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 187 30 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.66 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.91 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.96 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.14 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.60 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.65 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.72 #1844e1 Inverted #c0c0c0 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e7bb1e  rgb(231, 187, 30)  hsl(47, 81%, 51%)  Saffron
#1e4ae7  rgb(30, 74, 231)  hsl(227, 81%, 51%)  Iris
#1ee7bb  rgb(30, 231, 187)  hsl(167, 81%, 51%)  Caribbean Green
#bb1ee7  rgb(187, 30, 231)  hsl(287, 81%, 51%)  Electric Purple