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#EBC549

#ebc549 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc549 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 77.25% green and 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.17% magenta, 68.94% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.93°, with 80.2% saturation and 60.39% 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5808

Complementary

  1. #ebc549
  2. #496feb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc549
  2. #49c0eb
  3. #7449eb

Analogous

  1. #eb7449
  2. #ebc549
  3. #c0eb49

Triadic

  1. #ebc549
  2. #49ebc5
  3. #c549eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc549
  2. #6feb49
  3. #496feb
  4. #c549eb

Square

  1. #ebc549
  2. #49eb74
  3. #496feb
  4. #eb49c0

Monochromatic

  1. #8c6e0f
  2. #d1a517
  3. #ebc549
  4. #f3db8e
  5. #faf1d3

Shades

#ebc549 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc549
  2. #d4b142
  3. #bc9e3a
  4. #a58a33
  5. #8d762c
  6. #766325
  7. #5e4f1d
  8. #473b16
  9. #2f270f
  10. #181407
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc549 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc549
  2. #edcb5b
  3. #efd16d
  4. #f1d680
  5. #f3dc92
  6. #f5e2a4
  7. #f7e8b6
  8. #f9eec8
  9. #fbf3db
  10. #fdf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc549 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc549
  2. #e0be4f
  3. #d6b754
  4. #cbb05a
  5. #c0a95f
  6. #b6a365
  7. #ab9c6a
  8. #a09570
  9. #958e75
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c7a5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac238 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feb5ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c340 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6ca4d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6bc8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc549 {
  color: #ebc549;
}
Background
.bg-ebc549 {
  background-color: #ebc549;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc549 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc549;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc549;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 197 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 80% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc549 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc549, #c0eb49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc549 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 197 73 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.01 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.90 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.12 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.31 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.99 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.15 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.61 #143ab6 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc549  rgb(235, 197, 73)  hsl(46, 80%, 60%)  Saffron
#496feb  rgb(73, 111, 235)  hsl(226, 80%, 60%)  Royal Blue
#49ebc5  rgb(73, 235, 197)  hsl(166, 80%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c549eb  rgb(197, 73, 235)  hsl(286, 80%, 60%)  Medium Orchid