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#EBBB1F

#ebbb1f ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebbb1f 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 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.43% magenta, 86.81% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.88°, with 83.61% saturation and 52.16% 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 2.25.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.533

Complementary

  1. #ebbb1f
  2. #1f4feb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbb1f
  2. #1fb5eb
  3. #551feb

Analogous

  1. #eb551f
  2. #ebbb1f
  3. #b5eb1f

Triadic

  1. #ebbb1f
  2. #1febbb
  3. #bb1feb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbb1f
  2. #4feb1f
  3. #1f4feb
  4. #bb1feb

Square

  1. #ebbb1f
  2. #1feb55
  3. #1f4feb
  4. #eb1fb5

Monochromatic

  1. #685209
  2. #ae8910
  3. #ebbb1f
  4. #f1d065
  5. #f8e6ab

Shades

#ebbb1f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbb1f
  2. #d4a81c
  3. #bc9619
  4. #a58316
  5. #8d7013
  6. #765e10
  7. #5e4b0c
  8. #473809
  9. #2f2506
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbb1f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbb1f
  2. #edc235
  3. #efc94c
  4. #f1cf62
  5. #f3d679
  6. #f5dd8f
  7. #f7e4a5
  8. #f9ebbc
  9. #fbf1d2
  10. #fdf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbb1f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbb1f
  2. #e0b529
  3. #d6af32
  4. #cba93c
  5. #c0a346
  6. #b69e50
  7. #ab9859
  8. #a09263
  9. #958c6d
  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 #dec62c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c227 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b180 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbb1f {
  color: #ebbb1f;
}
Background
.bg-ebbb1f {
  background-color: #ebbb1f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbb1f {
  border: 2px solid #ebbb1f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbb1f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 187 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbb1f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbb1f, #b5eb1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbb1f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 187 31 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.67 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.31 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.78 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.17 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.20 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.29 #1444e0 Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbb1f  rgb(235, 187, 31)  hsl(46, 84%, 52%)  Saffron
#1f4feb  rgb(31, 79, 235)  hsl(226, 84%, 52%)  Iris
#1febbb  rgb(31, 235, 187)  hsl(166, 84%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#bb1feb  rgb(187, 31, 235)  hsl(286, 84%, 52%)  Electric Purple