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#EBC136

#ebc136 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc136 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 75.69% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.87% magenta, 77.02% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 46.08°, with 81.9% saturation and 56.67% 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 12.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.83.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5607

Complementary

  1. #ebc136
  2. #3660eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc136
  2. #36baeb
  3. #6736eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6736
  2. #ebc136
  3. #baeb36

Triadic

  1. #ebc136
  2. #36ebc1
  3. #c136eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc136
  2. #60eb36
  3. #3660eb
  4. #c136eb

Square

  1. #ebc136
  2. #36eb67
  3. #3660eb
  4. #eb36ba

Monochromatic

  1. #7c620c
  2. #c19913
  3. #ebc136
  4. #f2d67c
  5. #f9ecc1

Shades

#ebc136 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc136
  2. #d4ae31
  3. #bc9a2b
  4. #a58726
  5. #8d7420
  6. #76611b
  7. #5e4d16
  8. #473a10
  9. #2f270b
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc136 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc136
  2. #edc74a
  3. #efcd5e
  4. #f1d472
  5. #f3da86
  6. #f5e09b
  7. #f7e6af
  8. #f9ecc3
  9. #fbf3d7
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc136 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc136
  2. #e0bb3d
  3. #d6b445
  4. #cbae4c
  5. #c0a754
  6. #b6a15b
  7. #ab9a62
  8. #a0946a
  9. #958d71
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf19 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca3e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feb0a6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc027 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c73b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc136 {
  color: #ebc136;
}
Background
.bg-ebc136 {
  background-color: #ebc136;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc136 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc136;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc136;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 193 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc136 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc136, #baeb36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc136 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 193 54 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.83 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.11 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.35 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.76 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.32 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.59 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.26 #143ec9 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc136  rgb(235, 193, 54)  hsl(46, 82%, 57%)  Saffron
#3660eb  rgb(54, 96, 235)  hsl(226, 82%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#36ebc1  rgb(54, 235, 193)  hsl(166, 82%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c136eb  rgb(193, 54, 235)  hsl(286, 82%, 57%)  Electric Purple