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#EBAB16

#ebab16 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebab16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 67.06% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.23% magenta, 90.64% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 41.97°, with 84.19% saturation and 50.39% 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 10.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.44.

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Relative luminance0.4685

Complementary

  1. #ebab16
  2. #1656eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebab16
  2. #16c1eb
  3. #4016eb

Analogous

  1. #eb4016
  2. #ebab16
  3. #c1eb16

Triadic

  1. #ebab16
  2. #16ebab
  3. #ab16eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebab16
  2. #56eb16
  3. #1656eb
  4. #ab16eb

Square

  1. #ebab16
  2. #16eb40
  3. #1656eb
  4. #eb16c1

Monochromatic

  1. #604508
  2. #a6790e
  3. #ebab16
  4. #f1c45c
  5. #f7dea3

Shades

#ebab16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebab16
  2. #d49a14
  3. #bc8912
  4. #a5780f
  5. #8d670d
  6. #76560b
  7. #5e4409
  8. #473307
  9. #2f2204
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebab16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebab16
  2. #edb32d
  3. #efbc45
  4. #f1c45c
  5. #f3cd73
  6. #f5d58b
  7. #f7dda2
  8. #f9e6b9
  9. #fbeed0
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebab16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebab16
  2. #e0a721
  3. #d6a22b
  4. #cb9e36
  5. #c09a40
  6. #b6964b
  7. #ab9156
  8. #a08d60
  9. #95896b
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdb291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bd21 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb61d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8a074 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebab16 {
  color: #ebab16;
}
Background
.bg-ebab16 {
  background-color: #ebab16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebab16 {
  border: 2px solid #ebab16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebab16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 171 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebab16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebab16, #c1eb16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebab16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 171 22 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.44 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.73 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.98 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.09 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.61 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.20 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.25 #1454e9 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ebab16  rgb(235, 171, 22)  hsl(42, 84%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#1656eb  rgb(22, 86, 235)  hsl(222, 84%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#16ebab  rgb(22, 235, 171)  hsl(162, 84%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#ab16eb  rgb(171, 22, 235)  hsl(282, 84%, 50%)  Vivid Violet