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#EBC141

#ebc141 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc141 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 25.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.87% magenta, 72.34% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.18°, with 80.95% saturation and 58.82% 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.25.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5618

Complementary

  1. #ebc141
  2. #416beb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc141
  2. #41c0eb
  3. #6c41eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6c41
  2. #ebc141
  3. #c0eb41

Triadic

  1. #ebc141
  2. #41ebc1
  3. #c141eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc141
  2. #6beb41
  3. #416beb
  4. #c141eb

Square

  1. #ebc141
  2. #41eb6c
  3. #416beb
  4. #eb41c0

Monochromatic

  1. #85680e
  2. #ca9e15
  3. #ebc141
  4. #f2d886
  5. #faeecb

Shades

#ebc141 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc141
  2. #d4ae3b
  3. #bc9a34
  4. #a5872e
  5. #8d7427
  6. #766121
  7. #5e4d1a
  8. #473a14
  9. #2f270d
  10. #181307
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc141 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc141
  2. #edc754
  3. #efcd67
  4. #f1d47a
  5. #f3da8d
  6. #f5e0a0
  7. #f7e6b3
  8. #f9ecc6
  9. #fbf3d9
  10. #fdf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc141 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc141
  2. #e0bb47
  3. #d6b44e
  4. #cbae54
  5. #c0a75a
  6. #b6a161
  7. #ab9a67
  8. #a0946d
  9. #958d73
  10. #8b877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf2d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca48 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feb1a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc036 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c745 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b88a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc141 {
  color: #ebc141;
}
Background
.bg-ebc141 {
  background-color: #ebc141;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc141 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc141;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc141;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 193 65;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 81% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc141 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc141, #c0eb41);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc141 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 193 65 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.70 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.05 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.17 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.76 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.97 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.06 #143ebe Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc141  rgb(235, 193, 65)  hsl(45, 81%, 59%)  Saffron
#416beb  rgb(65, 107, 235)  hsl(225, 81%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#41ebc1  rgb(65, 235, 193)  hsl(165, 81%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c141eb  rgb(193, 65, 235)  hsl(285, 81%, 59%)  Medium Orchid