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#EABB1B

#eabb1b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eabb1b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 73.33% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.09% magenta, 88.46% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 46.38°, with 83.13% 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 11.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.36.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5311

Complementary

  1. #eabb1b
  2. #1b4aea

Split complementary

  1. #eabb1b
  2. #1bb1ea
  3. #541bea

Analogous

  1. #ea541b
  2. #eabb1b
  3. #b1ea1b

Triadic

  1. #eabb1b
  2. #1beabb
  3. #bb1bea

Tetradic

  1. #eabb1b
  2. #4aea1b
  3. #1b4aea
  4. #bb1bea

Square

  1. #eabb1b
  2. #1bea54
  3. #1b4aea
  4. #ea1bb1

Monochromatic

  1. #634f09
  2. #a98610
  3. #eabb1b
  4. #f0d061
  5. #f7e5a7

Shades

#eabb1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eabb1b
  2. #d3a818
  3. #bb9616
  4. #a48313
  5. #8c7010
  6. #755e0e
  7. #5e4b0b
  8. #463808
  9. #2f2505
  10. #171303
  11. #000000

Tints

#eabb1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eabb1b
  2. #ecc232
  3. #eec949
  4. #f0cf5f
  5. #f2d676
  6. #f5dd8d
  7. #f7e4a4
  8. #f9ebbb
  9. #fbf1d1
  10. #fdf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eabb1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eabb1b
  2. #dfb525
  3. #d5af2f
  4. #caa939
  5. #c0a343
  6. #b59e4e
  7. #aa9858
  8. #a09262
  9. #958c6c
  10. #8b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.81:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2be9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dcba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c224 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6b180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eabb1b {
  color: #eabb1b;
}
Background
.bg-eabb1b {
  background-color: #eabb1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eabb1b {
  border: 2px solid #eabb1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eabb1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 187 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eabb1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eabb1b, #b1ea1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eabb1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 187 27 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.36 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.87 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.47 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.95 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.04 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.39 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.41 #1544e4 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eabb1b  rgb(234, 187, 27)  hsl(46, 83%, 51%)  Saffron
#1b4aea  rgb(27, 74, 234)  hsl(226, 83%, 51%)  Iris
#1beabb  rgb(27, 234, 187)  hsl(166, 83%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#bb1bea  rgb(187, 27, 234)  hsl(286, 83%, 51%)  Electric Purple