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#EBC248

#ebc248 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc248 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 28.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.45% magenta, 69.36% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 44.91°, with 80.3% saturation and 60.2% 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5671

Complementary

  1. #ebc248
  2. #4871eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc248
  2. #48c3eb
  3. #7148eb

Analogous

  1. #eb7148
  2. #ebc248
  3. #c3eb48

Triadic

  1. #ebc248
  2. #48ebc2
  3. #c248eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc248
  2. #71eb48
  3. #4871eb
  4. #c248eb

Square

  1. #ebc248
  2. #48eb71
  3. #4871eb
  4. #eb48c3

Monochromatic

  1. #8b6c0f
  2. #d0a117
  3. #ebc248
  4. #f3d98d
  5. #faf0d2

Shades

#ebc248 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc248
  2. #d4af41
  3. #bc9b3a
  4. #a58832
  5. #8d742b
  6. #766124
  7. #5e4e1d
  8. #473a16
  9. #2f270e
  10. #181307
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc248 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc248
  2. #edc85a
  3. #efce6d
  4. #f1d47f
  5. #f3da91
  6. #f5e1a4
  7. #f7e7b6
  8. #f9edc8
  9. #fbf3da
  10. #fdf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc248 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc248
  2. #e0bb4e
  3. #d6b553
  4. #cbae59
  5. #c0a85e
  6. #b6a164
  7. #ab9a6a
  8. #a0946f
  9. #958d75
  10. #8b877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c5a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7c038 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1cb4e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfc13f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c84c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b98c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc248 {
  color: #ebc248;
}
Background
.bg-ebc248 {
  background-color: #ebc248;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc248 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc248;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc248;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 194 72;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc248 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc248, #c3eb48);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc248 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 194 72 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.92 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.30 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.57 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.18 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.25 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.40 #143db7 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc248  rgb(235, 194, 72)  hsl(45, 80%, 60%)  Saffron
#4871eb  rgb(72, 113, 235)  hsl(225, 80%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#48ebc2  rgb(72, 235, 194)  hsl(165, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c248eb  rgb(194, 72, 235)  hsl(285, 80%, 60%)  Medium Orchid