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#EBBC2C

#ebbc2c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebbc2c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 73.73% green and 17.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20% magenta, 81.28% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.24°, with 82.68% saturation and 54.71% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5381

Complementary

  1. #ebbc2c
  2. #2c5beb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbc2c
  2. #2cbaeb
  3. #5d2ceb

Analogous

  1. #eb5d2c
  2. #ebbc2c
  3. #baeb2c

Triadic

  1. #ebbc2c
  2. #2cebbc
  3. #bc2ceb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbc2c
  2. #5beb2c
  3. #2c5beb
  4. #bc2ceb

Square

  1. #ebbc2c
  2. #2ceb5d
  3. #2c5beb
  4. #eb2cba

Monochromatic

  1. #73590b
  2. #b99012
  3. #ebbc2c
  4. #f2d272
  5. #f8e8b8

Shades

#ebbc2c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbc2c
  2. #d4a928
  3. #bc9623
  4. #a5841f
  5. #8d711a
  6. #765e16
  7. #5e4b12
  8. #47380d
  9. #2f2609
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbc2c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbc2c
  2. #edc341
  3. #efc956
  4. #f1d06b
  5. #f3d780
  6. #f5de96
  7. #f7e4ab
  8. #f9ebc0
  9. #fbf2d5
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbc2c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbc2c
  2. #e0b634
  3. #d6b03d
  4. #cbaa45
  5. #c0a44e
  6. #b69e56
  7. #ab985e
  8. #a09267
  9. #958c6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4bf9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec735 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddbb19 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3c332 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b283 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbc2c {
  color: #ebbc2c;
}
Background
.bg-ebbc2c {
  background-color: #ebbc2c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbc2c {
  border: 2px solid #ebbc2c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbc2c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 188 44;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbc2c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbc2c, #baeb2c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbc2c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 188 44 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.17 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.60 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.99 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.17 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.29 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.40 #1443d3 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbc2c  rgb(235, 188, 44)  hsl(45, 83%, 55%)  Saffron
#2c5beb  rgb(44, 91, 235)  hsl(225, 83%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2cebbc  rgb(44, 235, 188)  hsl(165, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bc2ceb  rgb(188, 44, 235)  hsl(285, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple