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#EBC239

#ebc239 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc239 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 22.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.45% magenta, 75.74% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 46.18°, with 81.65% saturation and 57.25% 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 12.31:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5654

Complementary

  1. #ebc239
  2. #3962eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc239
  2. #39bbeb
  3. #6939eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6939
  2. #ebc239
  3. #bbeb39

Triadic

  1. #ebc239
  2. #39ebc2
  3. #c239eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc239
  2. #62eb39
  3. #3962eb
  4. #c239eb

Square

  1. #ebc239
  2. #39eb69
  3. #3962eb
  4. #eb39bb

Monochromatic

  1. #7e640d
  2. #c49b14
  3. #ebc239
  4. #f2d77e
  5. #f9edc4

Shades

#ebc239 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc239
  2. #d4af33
  3. #bc9b2e
  4. #a58828
  5. #8d7422
  6. #76611d
  7. #5e4e17
  8. #473a11
  9. #2f270b
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc239 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc239
  2. #edc84d
  3. #efce61
  4. #f1d474
  5. #f3da88
  6. #f5e19c
  7. #f7e7b0
  8. #f9edc4
  9. #fbf3d7
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc239 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc239
  2. #e0bb40
  3. #d6b547
  4. #cbae4e
  5. #c0a855
  6. #b6a15d
  7. #ab9a64
  8. #a0946b
  9. #958d72
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.31:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf1f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb41 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feb2a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c02c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c73e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b889 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc239 {
  color: #ebc239;
}
Background
.bg-ebc239 {
  background-color: #ebc239;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc239 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc239;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc239;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 194 57;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 82% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc239 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc239, #bbeb39);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc239 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 194 57 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.99 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.32 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.78 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.56 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.81 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.37 #143dc6 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc239  rgb(235, 194, 57)  hsl(46, 82%, 57%)  Saffron
#3962eb  rgb(57, 98, 235)  hsl(226, 82%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#39ebc2  rgb(57, 235, 194)  hsl(166, 82%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c239eb  rgb(194, 57, 235)  hsl(286, 82%, 57%)  Electric Purple