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#EBBE37

#ebbe37 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebbe37 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 74.51% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.15% magenta, 76.6% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45°, with 81.82% saturation and 56.86% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5476

Complementary

  1. #ebbe37
  2. #3764eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbe37
  2. #37beeb
  3. #6437eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6437
  2. #ebbe37
  3. #beeb37

Triadic

  1. #ebbe37
  2. #37ebbe
  3. #be37eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbe37
  2. #64eb37
  3. #3764eb
  4. #be37eb

Square

  1. #ebbe37
  2. #37eb64
  3. #3764eb
  4. #eb37be

Monochromatic

  1. #7d610c
  2. #c29613
  3. #ebbe37
  4. #f2d57d
  5. #f9ebc2

Shades

#ebbe37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbe37
  2. #d4ab32
  3. #bc982c
  4. #a58527
  5. #8d7221
  6. #765f1c
  7. #5e4c16
  8. #473911
  9. #2f260b
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbe37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbe37
  2. #edc54b
  3. #efcb5f
  4. #f1d273
  5. #f3d887
  6. #f5df9b
  7. #f7e5af
  8. #f9ecc3
  9. #fbf2d7
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbe37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbe37
  2. #e0b83e
  3. #d6b246
  4. #cbab4d
  5. #c0a554
  6. #b69f5c
  7. #ab9963
  8. #a0936a
  9. #958c71
  10. #8b8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d4c19e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc1d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc83f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debd29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c43c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbe37 {
  color: #ebbe37;
}
Background
.bg-ebbe37 {
  background-color: #ebbe37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbe37 {
  border: 2px solid #ebbe37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbe37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 190 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbe37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbe37, #beeb37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbe37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 190 55 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.97 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.10 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.05 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.06 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.25 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.36 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 4.82 #1441c8 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbe37  rgb(235, 190, 55)  hsl(45, 82%, 57%)  Saffron
#3764eb  rgb(55, 100, 235)  hsl(225, 82%, 57%)  Royal Blue
#37ebbe  rgb(55, 235, 190)  hsl(165, 82%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#be37eb  rgb(190, 55, 235)  hsl(285, 82%, 57%)  Electric Purple