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#EBBB24

#ebbb24 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebbb24 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 14.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.43% magenta, 84.68% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.53°, with 83.26% saturation and 53.14% 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 11.67:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.23.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5333

Complementary

  1. #ebbb24
  2. #2454eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbb24
  2. #24b7eb
  3. #5824eb

Analogous

  1. #eb5824
  2. #ebbb24
  3. #b7eb24

Triadic

  1. #ebbb24
  2. #24ebbb
  3. #bb24eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbb24
  2. #54eb24
  3. #2454eb
  4. #bb24eb

Square

  1. #ebbb24
  2. #24eb58
  3. #2454eb
  4. #eb24b7

Monochromatic

  1. #6c540a
  2. #b28b10
  3. #ebbb24
  4. #f1d16a
  5. #f8e7b0

Shades

#ebbb24 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbb24
  2. #d4a820
  3. #bc961d
  4. #a58319
  5. #8d7016
  6. #765e12
  7. #5e4b0e
  8. #47380b
  9. #2f2507
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbb24 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbb24
  2. #edc23a
  3. #efc950
  4. #f1cf66
  5. #f3d67c
  6. #f5dd92
  7. #f7e4a7
  8. #f9ebbd
  9. #fbf1d3
  10. #fdf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbb24 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbb24
  2. #e0b52d
  3. #d6af36
  4. #cba940
  5. #c0a349
  6. #b69e52
  7. #ab985b
  8. #a09264
  9. #958c6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.8:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.67:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c1c1c1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3bf9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2b900 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec62f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddba06 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c22b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbb24 {
  color: #ebbb24;
}
Background
.bg-ebbb24 {
  background-color: #ebbb24;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbb24 {
  border: 2px solid #ebbb24;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbb24;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 187 36;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 83% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbb24 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbb24, #b7eb24);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbb24 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 187 36 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.23 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.42 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.39 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.84 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.19 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.30 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.33 #1444db Inverted #c1c1c1 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbb24  rgb(235, 187, 36)  hsl(46, 83%, 53%)  Saffron
#2454eb  rgb(36, 84, 235)  hsl(226, 83%, 53%)  Ultramarine Blue
#24ebbb  rgb(36, 235, 187)  hsl(166, 83%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#bb24eb  rgb(187, 36, 235)  hsl(286, 83%, 53%)  Electric Purple