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#EBBF2B

#ebbf2b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebbf2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 81.7% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 46.25°, 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 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.71.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.551

Complementary

  1. #ebbf2b
  2. #2b57eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbf2b
  2. #2bb7eb
  3. #5f2beb

Analogous

  1. #eb5f2b
  2. #ebbf2b
  3. #b7eb2b

Triadic

  1. #ebbf2b
  2. #2bebbf
  3. #bf2beb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbf2b
  2. #57eb2b
  3. #2b57eb
  4. #bf2beb

Square

  1. #ebbf2b
  2. #2beb5f
  3. #2b57eb
  4. #eb2bb7

Monochromatic

  1. #725b0b
  2. #b89211
  3. #ebbf2b
  4. #f2d471
  5. #f8e9b7

Shades

#ebbf2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbf2b
  2. #d4ac27
  3. #bc9922
  4. #a5861e
  5. #8d731a
  6. #766016
  7. #5e4c11
  8. #47390d
  9. #2f2609
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbf2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbf2b
  2. #edc540
  3. #efcc55
  4. #f1d26b
  5. #f3d980
  6. #f5df95
  7. #f7e5aa
  8. #f9ecbf
  9. #fbf2d5
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbf2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbf2b
  2. #e0b934
  3. #d6b23c
  4. #cbac45
  5. #c0a64d
  6. #b6a056
  7. #ab995e
  8. #a09367
  9. #958d6f
  10. #8b8678
  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 #d5c29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c935 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbe16 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c531 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbf2b {
  color: #ebbf2b;
}
Background
.bg-ebbf2b {
  background-color: #ebbf2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbf2b {
  border: 2px solid #ebbf2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbf2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 191 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbf2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbf2b, #b7eb2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbf2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 191 43 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.71 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.02 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.32 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.79 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.79 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.15 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.93 #1440d4 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbf2b  rgb(235, 191, 43)  hsl(46, 83%, 55%)  Saffron
#2b57eb  rgb(43, 87, 235)  hsl(226, 83%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2bebbf  rgb(43, 235, 191)  hsl(166, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bf2beb  rgb(191, 43, 235)  hsl(286, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple