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#EBC331

#ebc331 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.02% magenta, 79.15% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 47.1°, 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 12.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.13.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5691

Complementary

  1. #ebc331
  2. #3159eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc331
  2. #31b6eb
  3. #6631eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6631
  2. #ebc331
  3. #b6eb31

Triadic

  1. #ebc331
  2. #31ebc3
  3. #c331eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc331
  2. #59eb31
  3. #3159eb
  4. #c331eb

Square

  1. #ebc331
  2. #31eb66
  3. #3159eb
  4. #eb31b6

Monochromatic

  1. #77600c
  2. #bd9812
  3. #ebc331
  4. #f2d777
  5. #f9ecbc

Shades

#ebc331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc331
  2. #d4b02c
  3. #bc9c27
  4. #a58922
  5. #8d751d
  6. #766219
  7. #5e4e14
  8. #473b0f
  9. #2f270a
  10. #181405
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc331
  2. #edc946
  3. #efcf5a
  4. #f1d56f
  5. #f3db83
  6. #f5e198
  7. #f7e7ad
  8. #f9edc1
  9. #fbf3d6
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc331
  2. #e0bc39
  3. #d6b641
  4. #cbaf49
  5. #c0a851
  6. #b6a259
  7. #ab9b60
  8. #a09468
  9. #958d70
  10. #8b8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c5a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c009 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cc3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0c11f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c837 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7b988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc331 {
  color: #ebc331;
}
Background
.bg-ebc331 {
  background-color: #ebc331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc331 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 82% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc331, #b6eb31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.13 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.62 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.74 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.00 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.57 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.83 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.95 #143cce Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc331  rgb(235, 195, 49)  hsl(47, 82%, 56%)  Saffron
#3159eb  rgb(49, 89, 235)  hsl(227, 82%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#31ebc3  rgb(49, 235, 195)  hsl(167, 82%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c331eb  rgb(195, 49, 235)  hsl(287, 82%, 56%)  Electric Purple