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#EBC231

#ebc231 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc231 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 76.08% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.45% magenta, 79.15% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 46.77°, with 82.3% saturation and 55.69% 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 12.29:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5647

Complementary

  1. #ebc231
  2. #315aeb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc231
  2. #31b7eb
  3. #6531eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6531
  2. #ebc231
  3. #b7eb31

Triadic

  1. #ebc231
  2. #31ebc2
  3. #c231eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc231
  2. #5aeb31
  3. #315aeb
  4. #c231eb

Square

  1. #ebc231
  2. #31eb65
  3. #315aeb
  4. #eb31b7

Monochromatic

  1. #77600c
  2. #bd9712
  3. #ebc231
  4. #f2d777
  5. #f9ebbc

Shades

#ebc231 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc231
  2. #d4af2c
  3. #bc9b27
  4. #a58822
  5. #8d741d
  6. #766119
  7. #5e4e14
  8. #473a0f
  9. #2f270a
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc231 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc231
  2. #edc846
  3. #efce5a
  4. #f1d46f
  5. #f3da83
  6. #f5e198
  7. #f7e7ad
  8. #f9edc1
  9. #fbf3d6
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc231 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc231
  2. #e0bb39
  3. #d6b541
  4. #cbae49
  5. #c0a851
  6. #b6a159
  7. #ab9a60
  8. #a09468
  9. #958d70
  10. #8b8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.29:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c4a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf0a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c020 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c737 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b887 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc231 {
  color: #ebc231;
}
Background
.bg-ebc231 {
  background-color: #ebc231;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc231 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc231;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc231;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 194 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc231 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc231, #b7eb31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc231 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 194 49 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.93 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.83 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.67 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.71 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.37 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.65 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.15 #143dce Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc231  rgb(235, 194, 49)  hsl(47, 82%, 56%)  Saffron
#315aeb  rgb(49, 90, 235)  hsl(227, 82%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#31ebc2  rgb(49, 235, 194)  hsl(167, 82%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c231eb  rgb(194, 49, 235)  hsl(287, 82%, 56%)  Electric Purple