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#EBBF34

#ebbf34 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebbf34 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 74.9% green and 20.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.72% magenta, 77.87% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.57°, with 82.06% saturation and 56.27% 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.77.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5517

Complementary

  1. #ebbf34
  2. #3460eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebbf34
  2. #34bceb
  3. #6334eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6334
  2. #ebbf34
  3. #bceb34

Triadic

  1. #ebbf34
  2. #34ebbf
  3. #bf34eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebbf34
  2. #60eb34
  3. #3460eb
  4. #bf34eb

Square

  1. #ebbf34
  2. #34eb63
  3. #3460eb
  4. #eb34bc

Monochromatic

  1. #7a600c
  2. #c09613
  3. #ebbf34
  4. #f2d57a
  5. #f9ebbf

Shades

#ebbf34 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebbf34
  2. #d4ac2f
  3. #bc992a
  4. #a58624
  5. #8d731f
  6. #76601a
  7. #5e4c15
  8. #473910
  9. #2f260a
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebbf34 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebbf34
  2. #edc548
  3. #efcc5d
  4. #f1d271
  5. #f3d985
  6. #f5df9a
  7. #f7e5ae
  8. #f9ecc2
  9. #fbf2d6
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebbf34 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebbf34
  2. #e0b93c
  3. #d6b243
  4. #cbac4b
  5. #c0a652
  6. #b6a05a
  7. #ab9962
  8. #a09369
  9. #958d71
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bd16 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c93c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debe25 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c539 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b586 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebbf34 {
  color: #ebbf34;
}
Background
.bg-ebbf34 {
  background-color: #ebbf34;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebbf34 {
  border: 2px solid #ebbf34;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebbf34;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 191 52;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebbf34 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebbf34, #bceb34);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebbf34 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 191 52 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.77 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.56 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.77 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.87 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.02 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.33 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.00 #1440cb Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebbf34  rgb(235, 191, 52)  hsl(46, 82%, 56%)  Saffron
#3460eb  rgb(52, 96, 235)  hsl(226, 82%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#34ebbf  rgb(52, 235, 191)  hsl(166, 82%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bf34eb  rgb(191, 52, 235)  hsl(286, 82%, 56%)  Electric Purple