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#EBBE2B

#ebbe2b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebbe2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.15% magenta, 81.7% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.94°, 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.75.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5466

Complementary

  1. #ebbe2b
  2. #2b58eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbe2b
  2. #2bb8eb
  3. #5e2beb

Analogous

  1. #eb5e2b
  2. #ebbe2b
  3. #b8eb2b

Triadic

  1. #ebbe2b
  2. #2bebbe
  3. #be2beb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbe2b
  2. #58eb2b
  3. #2b58eb
  4. #be2beb

Square

  1. #ebbe2b
  2. #2beb5e
  3. #2b58eb
  4. #eb2bb8

Monochromatic

  1. #725a0b
  2. #b89111
  3. #ebbe2b
  4. #f2d371
  5. #f8e9b7

Shades

#ebbe2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbe2b
  2. #d4ab27
  3. #bc9822
  4. #a5851e
  5. #8d721a
  6. #765f16
  7. #5e4c11
  8. #47390d
  9. #2f2609
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbe2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbe2b
  2. #edc540
  3. #efcb55
  4. #f1d26b
  5. #f3d880
  6. #f5df95
  7. #f7e5aa
  8. #f9ecbf
  9. #fbf2d5
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbe2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbe2b
  2. #e0b834
  3. #d6b23c
  4. #cbab45
  5. #c0a54d
  6. #b69f56
  7. #ab995e
  8. #a09367
  9. #958c6f
  10. #8b8678
  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 #e0c835 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debd16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c431 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbe2b {
  color: #ebbe2b;
}
Background
.bg-ebbe2b {
  background-color: #ebbe2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbe2b {
  border: 2px solid #ebbe2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbe2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 190 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbe2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbe2b, #b8eb2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbe2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 190 43 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.75 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.74 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.62 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.68 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.88 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.05 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.73 #1441d4 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbe2b  rgb(235, 190, 43)  hsl(46, 83%, 55%)  Saffron
#2b58eb  rgb(43, 88, 235)  hsl(226, 83%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2bebbe  rgb(43, 235, 190)  hsl(166, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#be2beb  rgb(190, 43, 235)  hsl(286, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple