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#EBBE26

#ebbe26 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebbe26 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.15% magenta, 83.83% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 46.29°, with 83.12% saturation and 53.53% 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5463

Complementary

  1. #ebbe26
  2. #2653eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbe26
  2. #26b6eb
  3. #5b26eb

Analogous

  1. #eb5b26
  2. #ebbe26
  3. #b6eb26

Triadic

  1. #ebbe26
  2. #26ebbe
  3. #be26eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbe26
  2. #53eb26
  3. #2653eb
  4. #be26eb

Square

  1. #ebbe26
  2. #26eb5b
  3. #2653eb
  4. #eb26b6

Monochromatic

  1. #6e570a
  2. #b48f11
  3. #ebbe26
  4. #f1d36c
  5. #f8e8b2

Shades

#ebbe26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbe26
  2. #d4ab22
  3. #bc981e
  4. #a5851b
  5. #8d7217
  6. #765f13
  7. #5e4c0f
  8. #47390b
  9. #2f2608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbe26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbe26
  2. #edc53c
  3. #efcb51
  4. #f1d267
  5. #f3d87d
  6. #f5df93
  7. #f7e5a8
  8. #f9ecbe
  9. #fbf2d4
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbe26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbe26
  2. #e0b82f
  3. #d6b238
  4. #cbab41
  5. #c0a54a
  6. #b69f53
  7. #ab995c
  8. #a09365
  9. #958c6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c831 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debd0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c42d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbe26 {
  color: #ebbe26;
}
Background
.bg-ebbe26 {
  background-color: #ebbe26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbe26 {
  border: 2px solid #ebbe26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbe26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 190 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbe26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbe26, #b6eb26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbe26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 190 38 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.00 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.43 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.59 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.88 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.99 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.71 #1441d9 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbe26  rgb(235, 190, 38)  hsl(46, 83%, 54%)  Saffron
#2653eb  rgb(38, 83, 235)  hsl(226, 83%, 54%)  Iris
#26ebbe  rgb(38, 235, 190)  hsl(166, 83%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#be26eb  rgb(190, 38, 235)  hsl(286, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple