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#EBAC16

#ebac16 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebac16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 67.45% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.81% magenta, 90.64% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 42.25°, 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 10.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.41.

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Relative luminance0.4723

Complementary

  1. #ebac16
  2. #1655eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebac16
  2. #16c0eb
  3. #4116eb

Analogous

  1. #eb4116
  2. #ebac16
  3. #c0eb16

Triadic

  1. #ebac16
  2. #16ebac
  3. #ac16eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebac16
  2. #55eb16
  3. #1655eb
  4. #ac16eb

Square

  1. #ebac16
  2. #16eb41
  3. #1655eb
  4. #eb16c0

Monochromatic

  1. #604608
  2. #a6790e
  3. #ebac16
  4. #f1c55c
  5. #f7dea3

Shades

#ebac16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebac16
  2. #d49b14
  3. #bc8a12
  4. #a5780f
  5. #8d670d
  6. #76560b
  7. #5e4509
  8. #473407
  9. #2f2204
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebac16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebac16
  2. #edb42d
  3. #efbd45
  4. #f1c55c
  5. #f3cd73
  6. #f5d68b
  7. #f7dea2
  8. #f9e6b9
  9. #fbeed0
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebac16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebac16
  2. #e0a821
  3. #d6a32b
  4. #cb9f36
  5. #c09a40
  6. #b6964b
  7. #ab9256
  8. #a08d60
  9. #95896b
  10. #8b8475
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.01:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b7b7b7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c5ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d4bd22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d5ad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb71d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8a175 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebac16 {
  color: #ebac16;
}
Background
.bg-ebac16 {
  background-color: #ebac16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebac16 {
  border: 2px solid #ebac16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebac16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 172 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebac16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebac16, #c0eb16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebac16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 172 22 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.41 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.10 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.78 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.33 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.34 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.22 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.43 #1453e9 Inverted #b7b7b7 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ebac16  rgb(235, 172, 22)  hsl(42, 84%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#1655eb  rgb(22, 85, 235)  hsl(222, 84%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#16ebac  rgb(22, 235, 172)  hsl(162, 84%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#ac16eb  rgb(172, 22, 235)  hsl(282, 84%, 50%)  Vivid Violet