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#E8BF2B

#e8bf2b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#e8bf2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.98% red, 74.9% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.67% magenta, 81.47% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 46.98°, with 80.43% saturation and 53.92% 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 11.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5459

Complementary

  1. #e8bf2b
  2. #2b54e8

Split complementary

  1. #e8bf2b
  2. #2bb3e8
  3. #602be8

Analogous

  1. #e8602b
  2. #e8bf2b
  3. #b3e82b

Triadic

  1. #e8bf2b
  2. #2be8bf
  3. #bf2be8

Tetradic

  1. #e8bf2b
  2. #54e82b
  3. #2b54e8
  4. #bf2be8

Square

  1. #e8bf2b
  2. #2be860
  3. #2b54e8
  4. #e82bb3

Monochromatic

  1. #6e590c
  2. #b39013
  3. #e8bf2b
  4. #efd470
  5. #f7e9b5

Shades

#e8bf2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e8bf2b
  2. #d1ac27
  3. #ba9922
  4. #a2861e
  5. #8b731a
  6. #746016
  7. #5d4c11
  8. #46390d
  9. #2e2609
  10. #171304
  11. #000000

Tints

#e8bf2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e8bf2b
  2. #eac540
  3. #edcc55
  4. #efd26b
  5. #f1d980
  6. #f4df95
  7. #f6e5aa
  8. #f8ecbf
  9. #faf2d5
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e8bf2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e8bf2b
  2. #deb934
  3. #d3b23c
  4. #c9ac45
  5. #bea64d
  6. #b4a056
  7. #aa995e
  8. #9f9367
  9. #958d6f
  10. #8a8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3c19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc835 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddbd16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c432 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4b584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e8bf2b {
  color: #e8bf2b;
}
Background
.bg-e8bf2b {
  background-color: #e8bf2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e8bf2b {
  border: 2px solid #e8bf2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e8bf2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 232 191 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 80% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e8bf2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e8bf2b, #b3e82b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e8bf2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(232 191 43 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.34 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.28 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.32 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.28 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.50 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.86 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.98 #1740d4 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#e8bf2b  rgb(232, 191, 43)  hsl(47, 80%, 54%)  Saffron
#2b54e8  rgb(43, 84, 232)  hsl(227, 80%, 54%)  Iris
#2be8bf  rgb(43, 232, 191)  hsl(167, 80%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#bf2be8  rgb(191, 43, 232)  hsl(287, 80%, 54%)  Electric Purple