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#EBBD2B

#ebbd2b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebbd2b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 74.12% green and 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.57% magenta, 81.7% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.63°, with 82.76% saturation and 54.51% 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 11.85:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.87.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5423

Complementary

  1. #ebbd2b
  2. #2b59eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbd2b
  2. #2bb9eb
  3. #5d2beb

Analogous

  1. #eb5d2b
  2. #ebbd2b
  3. #b9eb2b

Triadic

  1. #ebbd2b
  2. #2bebbd
  3. #bd2beb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbd2b
  2. #59eb2b
  3. #2b59eb
  4. #bd2beb

Square

  1. #ebbd2b
  2. #2beb5d
  3. #2b59eb
  4. #eb2bb9

Monochromatic

  1. #72590b
  2. #b89011
  3. #ebbd2b
  4. #f2d371
  5. #f8e9b7

Shades

#ebbd2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbd2b
  2. #d4aa27
  3. #bc9722
  4. #a5841e
  5. #8d711a
  6. #765f16
  7. #5e4c11
  8. #47390d
  9. #2f2609
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbd2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbd2b
  2. #edc440
  3. #efca55
  4. #f1d16b
  5. #f3d780
  6. #f5de95
  7. #f7e5aa
  8. #f9ebbf
  9. #fbf2d5
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbd2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbd2b
  2. #e0b734
  3. #d6b13c
  4. #cbab45
  5. #c0a54d
  6. #b69f56
  7. #ab985e
  8. #a09267
  9. #958c6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.85:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c09d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc835 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddbc16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c431 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbd2b {
  color: #ebbd2b;
}
Background
.bg-ebbd2b {
  background-color: #ebbd2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbd2b {
  border: 2px solid #ebbd2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbd2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 189 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbd2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbd2b, #b9eb2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbd2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 189 43 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.47 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.61 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.93 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.99 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.01 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.55 #1442d4 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbd2b  rgb(235, 189, 43)  hsl(46, 83%, 55%)  Saffron
#2b59eb  rgb(43, 89, 235)  hsl(226, 83%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2bebbd  rgb(43, 235, 189)  hsl(166, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bd2beb  rgb(189, 43, 235)  hsl(286, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple