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#EAC040

#eac040 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eac040 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 75.29% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.95% magenta, 72.65% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 45.18°, with 80.19% saturation and 58.43% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.37.

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Relative luminance0.5556

Complementary

  1. #eac040
  2. #406aea

Split complementary

  1. #eac040
  2. #40bfea
  3. #6b40ea

Analogous

  1. #ea6b40
  2. #eac040
  3. #bfea40

Triadic

  1. #eac040
  2. #40eac0
  3. #c040ea

Tetradic

  1. #eac040
  2. #6aea40
  3. #406aea
  4. #c040ea

Square

  1. #eac040
  2. #40ea6b
  3. #406aea
  4. #ea40bf

Monochromatic

  1. #83660e
  2. #c89c16
  3. #eac040
  4. #f2d785
  5. #f9edca

Shades

#eac040 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eac040
  2. #d3ad3a
  3. #bb9a33
  4. #a4862d
  5. #8c7326
  6. #756020
  7. #5e4d1a
  8. #463a13
  9. #2f260d
  10. #171306
  11. #000000

Tints

#eac040 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eac040
  2. #ecc653
  3. #eecd66
  4. #f0d379
  5. #f2d98c
  6. #f5e0a0
  7. #f7e6b3
  8. #f9ecc6
  9. #fbf2d9
  10. #fdf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eac040 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eac040
  2. #dfba46
  3. #d5b34d
  4. #caad53
  5. #c0a65a
  6. #b5a060
  7. #aa9a66
  8. #a0936d
  9. #958d73
  10. #8b867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c3a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0ca47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdb0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debf35 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c644 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6b789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eac040 {
  color: #eac040;
}
Background
.bg-eac040 {
  background-color: #eac040;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eac040 {
  border: 2px solid #eac040;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eac040;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 192 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 80% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eac040 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eac040, #bfea40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eac040 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 192 64 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.37 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.48 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.23 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.30 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.82 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.04 #153fbf Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eac040  rgb(234, 192, 64)  hsl(45, 80%, 58%)  Saffron
#406aea  rgb(64, 106, 234)  hsl(225, 80%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#40eac0  rgb(64, 234, 192)  hsl(165, 80%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#c040ea  rgb(192, 64, 234)  hsl(285, 80%, 58%)  Medium Orchid