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#EBC13E

#ebc13e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc13e 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 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.87% magenta, 73.62% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.43°, with 81.22% saturation and 58.24% 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 12.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.09.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5615

Complementary

  1. #ebc13e
  2. #3e68eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc13e
  2. #3ebfeb
  3. #6b3eeb

Analogous

  1. #eb6b3e
  2. #ebc13e
  3. #bfeb3e

Triadic

  1. #ebc13e
  2. #3eebc1
  3. #c13eeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc13e
  2. #68eb3e
  3. #3e68eb
  4. #c13eeb

Square

  1. #ebc13e
  2. #3eeb6b
  3. #3e68eb
  4. #eb3ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #83660e
  2. #c89c15
  3. #ebc13e
  4. #f2d783
  5. #f9eec9

Shades

#ebc13e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc13e
  2. #d4ae38
  3. #bc9a32
  4. #a5872b
  5. #8d7425
  6. #76611f
  7. #5e4d19
  8. #473a13
  9. #2f270c
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc13e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc13e
  2. #edc751
  3. #efcd65
  4. #f1d478
  5. #f3da8b
  6. #f5e09f
  7. #f7e6b2
  8. #f9ecc5
  9. #fbf3d8
  10. #fdf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc13e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc13e
  2. #e0bb45
  3. #d6b44b
  4. #cbae52
  5. #c0a758
  6. #b6a15f
  7. #ab9a66
  8. #a0946c
  9. #958d73
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feb1a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc032 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c742 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b789 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc13e {
  color: #ebc13e;
}
Background
.bg-ebc13e {
  background-color: #ebc13e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc13e {
  border: 2px solid #ebc13e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc13e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 193 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc13e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc13e, #bfeb3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc13e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 193 62 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.09 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.79 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.92 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.94 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.62 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.84 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.10 #143ec1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc13e  rgb(235, 193, 62)  hsl(45, 81%, 58%)  Saffron
#3e68eb  rgb(62, 104, 235)  hsl(225, 81%, 58%)  Royal Blue
#3eebc1  rgb(62, 235, 193)  hsl(165, 81%, 58%)  Aquamarine
#c13eeb  rgb(193, 62, 235)  hsl(285, 81%, 58%)  Medium Orchid