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#EBBB1B

#ebbb1b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebbb1b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 73.33% green and 10.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.43% magenta, 88.51% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 46.15°, with 83.87% saturation and 51.37% 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 11.66:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.29.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5328

Complementary

  1. #ebbb1b
  2. #1b4beb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbb1b
  2. #1bb3eb
  3. #531beb

Analogous

  1. #eb531b
  2. #ebbb1b
  3. #b3eb1b

Triadic

  1. #ebbb1b
  2. #1bebbb
  3. #bb1beb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbb1b
  2. #4beb1b
  3. #1b4beb
  4. #bb1beb

Square

  1. #ebbb1b
  2. #1beb53
  3. #1b4beb
  4. #eb1bb3

Monochromatic

  1. #644f09
  2. #ab870f
  3. #ebbb1b
  4. #f1d061
  5. #f7e5a8

Shades

#ebbb1b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbb1b
  2. #d4a818
  3. #bc9616
  4. #a58313
  5. #8d7010
  6. #765e0e
  7. #5e4b0b
  8. #473808
  9. #2f2505
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbb1b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbb1b
  2. #edc232
  3. #efc949
  4. #f1cf5f
  5. #f3d676
  6. #f5dd8d
  7. #f7e4a4
  8. #f9ebbb
  9. #fbf1d1
  10. #fdf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbb1b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbb1b
  2. #e0b525
  3. #d6af2f
  4. #cba939
  5. #c0a343
  6. #b69e4e
  7. #ab9858
  8. #a09262
  9. #958c6c
  10. #8b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.66:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3bf9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec629 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c224 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbb1b {
  color: #ebbb1b;
}
Background
.bg-ebbb1b {
  background-color: #ebbb1b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbb1b {
  border: 2px solid #ebbb1b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbb1b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 187 27;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 84% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbb1b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbb1b, #b3eb1b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbb1b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 187 27 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.86 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.26 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.75 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.12 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.16 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.30 #1444e4 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbb1b  rgb(235, 187, 27)  hsl(46, 84%, 51%)  Saffron
#1b4beb  rgb(27, 75, 235)  hsl(226, 84%, 51%)  Iris
#1bebbb  rgb(27, 235, 187)  hsl(166, 84%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#bb1beb  rgb(187, 27, 235)  hsl(286, 84%, 51%)  Electric Purple