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#EBBF28

#ebbf28 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebbf28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 74.9% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 82.98% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 46.46°, with 82.98% saturation and 53.92% 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 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.74.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5508

Complementary

  1. #ebbf28
  2. #2854eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbf28
  2. #28b6eb
  3. #5d28eb

Analogous

  1. #eb5d28
  2. #ebbf28
  3. #b6eb28

Triadic

  1. #ebbf28
  2. #28ebbf
  3. #bf28eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbf28
  2. #54eb28
  3. #2854eb
  4. #bf28eb

Square

  1. #ebbf28
  2. #28eb5d
  3. #2854eb
  4. #eb28b6

Monochromatic

  1. #70590a
  2. #b69011
  3. #ebbf28
  4. #f2d46e
  5. #f8e9b4

Shades

#ebbf28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbf28
  2. #d4ac24
  3. #bc9920
  4. #a5861c
  5. #8d7318
  6. #766014
  7. #5e4c10
  8. #47390c
  9. #2f2608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbf28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbf28
  2. #edc53e
  3. #efcc53
  4. #f1d269
  5. #f3d97e
  6. #f5df94
  7. #f7e5a9
  8. #f9ecbf
  9. #fbf2d4
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbf28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbf28
  2. #e0b931
  3. #d6b23a
  4. #cbac42
  5. #c0a64b
  6. #b6a054
  7. #ab995d
  8. #a09366
  9. #958d6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c933 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbe0f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c52f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbf28 {
  color: #ebbf28;
}
Background
.bg-ebbf28 {
  background-color: #ebbf28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbf28 {
  border: 2px solid #ebbf28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbf28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 191 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbf28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbf28, #b6eb28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbf28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 191 40 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.17 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.20 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.74 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.79 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.11 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.92 #1440d7 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbf28  rgb(235, 191, 40)  hsl(46, 83%, 54%)  Saffron
#2854eb  rgb(40, 84, 235)  hsl(226, 83%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#28ebbf  rgb(40, 235, 191)  hsl(166, 83%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#bf28eb  rgb(191, 40, 235)  hsl(286, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple