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#EBBE08

#ebbe08 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebbe08 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 74.51% green and 3.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.15% magenta, 96.6% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.11°, with 93.42% saturation and 47.65% 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 11.9:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.35.

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Relative luminance0.5451

Complementary

  1. #ebbe08
  2. #0835eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbe08
  2. #08a6eb
  3. #4d08eb

Analogous

  1. #eb4d08
  2. #ebbe08
  3. #a6eb08

Triadic

  1. #ebbe08
  2. #08ebbe
  3. #be08eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbe08
  2. #35eb08
  3. #0835eb
  4. #be08eb

Square

  1. #ebbe08
  2. #08eb4d
  3. #0835eb
  4. #eb08a6

Monochromatic

  1. #574603
  2. #a18205
  3. #ebbe08
  4. #f9d547
  5. #fbe691

Shades

#ebbe08 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbe08
  2. #d4ab07
  3. #bc9806
  4. #a58506
  5. #8d7205
  6. #765f04
  7. #5e4c03
  8. #473902
  9. #2f2602
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbe08 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbe08
  2. #edc521
  3. #efcb39
  4. #f1d252
  5. #f3d86b
  6. #f5df84
  7. #f7e59c
  8. #f9ecb5
  9. #fbf2ce
  10. #fdf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbe08 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbe08
  2. #e0b814
  3. #d6b220
  4. #cbab2c
  5. #c0a538
  6. #b69f44
  7. #ab9950
  8. #a0935c
  9. #958c68
  10. #8b8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.9:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c19b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c820 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c419 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b480 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbe08 {
  color: #ebbe08;
}
Background
.bg-ebbe08 {
  background-color: #ebbe08;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbe08 {
  border: 2px solid #ebbe08;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbe08;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 190 8;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbe08 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbe08, #a6eb08);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbe08 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 190 8 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.35 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.98 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.50 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.97 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.04 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.08 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.81 #1441f7 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbe08  rgb(235, 190, 8)  hsl(48, 93%, 48%)  Saffron
#0835eb  rgb(8, 53, 235)  hsl(228, 93%, 48%)  Blue
#08ebbe  rgb(8, 235, 190)  hsl(168, 93%, 48%)  Aquamarine
#be08eb  rgb(190, 8, 235)  hsl(288, 93%, 48%)  Electric Purple