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#EBC32B

#ebc32b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebc32b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.02% magenta, 81.7% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 47.5°, with 82.76% saturation and 54.51% 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 12.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.22.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5687

Complementary

  1. #ebc32b
  2. #2b53eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc32b
  2. #2bb3eb
  3. #632beb

Analogous

  1. #eb632b
  2. #ebc32b
  3. #b3eb2b

Triadic

  1. #ebc32b
  2. #2bebc3
  3. #c32beb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc32b
  2. #53eb2b
  3. #2b53eb
  4. #c32beb

Square

  1. #ebc32b
  2. #2beb63
  3. #2b53eb
  4. #eb2bb3

Monochromatic

  1. #725d0b
  2. #b89511
  3. #ebc32b
  4. #f2d771
  5. #f8ebb7

Shades

#ebc32b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc32b
  2. #d4b027
  3. #bc9c22
  4. #a5891e
  5. #8d751a
  6. #766216
  7. #5e4e11
  8. #473b0d
  9. #2f2709
  10. #181404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc32b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc32b
  2. #edc940
  3. #efcf55
  4. #f1d56b
  5. #f3db80
  6. #f5e195
  7. #f7e7aa
  8. #f9edbf
  9. #fbf3d5
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc32b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc32b
  2. #e0bc34
  3. #d6b63c
  4. #cbaf45
  5. #c0a84d
  6. #b6a256
  7. #ab9b5e
  8. #a09467
  9. #958d6f
  10. #8b8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c5a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c000 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc36 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c114 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c832 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b987 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc32b {
  color: #ebc32b;
}
Background
.bg-ebc32b {
  background-color: #ebc32b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc32b {
  border: 2px solid #ebc32b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc32b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 195 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc32b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc32b, #b3eb2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc32b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 195 43 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.22 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.34 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.76 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.26 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.50 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.72 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.78 #143cd4 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc32b  rgb(235, 195, 43)  hsl(48, 83%, 55%)  Saffron
#2b53eb  rgb(43, 83, 235)  hsl(228, 83%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#2bebc3  rgb(43, 235, 195)  hsl(168, 83%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#c32beb  rgb(195, 43, 235)  hsl(288, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple