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#EBC31D

#ebc31d ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebc31d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 76.47% green and 11.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.02% magenta, 87.66% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.35°, with 83.74% saturation and 51.76% 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 12.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.95.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5678

Complementary

  1. #ebc31d
  2. #1d45eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc31d
  2. #1daceb
  3. #5c1deb

Analogous

  1. #eb5c1d
  2. #ebc31d
  3. #aceb1d

Triadic

  1. #ebc31d
  2. #1debc3
  3. #c31deb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc31d
  2. #45eb1d
  3. #1d45eb
  4. #c31deb

Square

  1. #ebc31d
  2. #1deb5c
  3. #1d45eb
  4. #eb1dac

Monochromatic

  1. #665409
  2. #ac8e0f
  3. #ebc31d
  4. #f1d663
  5. #f7e8aa

Shades

#ebc31d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc31d
  2. #d4b01a
  3. #bc9c17
  4. #a58914
  5. #8d7511
  6. #76620f
  7. #5e4e0c
  8. #473b09
  9. #2f2706
  10. #181403
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc31d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc31d
  2. #edc934
  3. #efcf4a
  4. #f1d561
  5. #f3db77
  6. #f5e18e
  7. #f7e7a5
  8. #f9edbb
  9. #fbf3d2
  10. #fdf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc31d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc31d
  2. #e0bc27
  3. #d6b631
  4. #cbaf3b
  5. #c0a845
  6. #b6a24f
  7. #ab9b58
  8. #a09462
  9. #958d6c
  10. #8b8776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c59f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cb2c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c827 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b985 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc31d {
  color: #ebc31d;
}
Background
.bg-ebc31d {
  background-color: #ebc31d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc31d {
  border: 2px solid #ebc31d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc31d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 195 29;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 84% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc31d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc31d, #aceb1d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc31d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 195 29 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.95 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.57 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.92 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.37 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.47 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.78 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.80 #143ce2 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#ebc31d  rgb(235, 195, 29)  hsl(48, 84%, 52%)  Jonquil
#1d45eb  rgb(29, 69, 235)  hsl(228, 84%, 52%)  Iris
#1debc3  rgb(29, 235, 195)  hsl(168, 84%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#c31deb  rgb(195, 29, 235)  hsl(288, 84%, 52%)  Electric Purple