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#EBAE16

#ebae16 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebae16 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 68.24% green and 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.96% magenta, 90.64% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 42.82°, 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 10.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.49.

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Relative luminance0.4799

Complementary

  1. #ebae16
  2. #1653eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebae16
  2. #16bdeb
  3. #4416eb

Analogous

  1. #eb4416
  2. #ebae16
  3. #bdeb16

Triadic

  1. #ebae16
  2. #16ebae
  3. #ae16eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebae16
  2. #53eb16
  3. #1653eb
  4. #ae16eb

Square

  1. #ebae16
  2. #16eb44
  3. #1653eb
  4. #eb16bd

Monochromatic

  1. #604708
  2. #a67b0e
  3. #ebae16
  4. #f1c65c
  5. #f7dfa3

Shades

#ebae16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebae16
  2. #d49d14
  3. #bc8b12
  4. #a57a0f
  5. #8d680d
  6. #76570b
  7. #5e4609
  8. #473407
  9. #2f2304
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebae16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebae16
  2. #edb62d
  3. #efbe45
  4. #f1c65c
  5. #f3ce73
  6. #f5d78b
  7. #f7dfa2
  8. #f9e7b9
  9. #fbefd0
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebae16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebae16
  2. #e0a921
  3. #d6a52b
  4. #cba036
  5. #c09c40
  6. #b6974b
  7. #ab9256
  8. #a08e60
  9. #95896b
  10. #8b8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be22 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b95 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6af00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb81e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8a376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebae16 {
  color: #ebae16;
}
Background
.bg-ebae16 {
  background-color: #ebae16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebae16 {
  border: 2px solid #ebae16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebae16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 174 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 84% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebae16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebae16, #bdeb16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebae16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 174 22 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.19 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.82 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.84 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.59 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.94 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 6.07 #1451e9 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#ebae16  rgb(235, 174, 22)  hsl(43, 84%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#1653eb  rgb(22, 83, 235)  hsl(223, 84%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#16ebae  rgb(22, 235, 174)  hsl(163, 84%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae16eb  rgb(174, 22, 235)  hsl(283, 84%, 50%)  Vivid Violet