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#EBC756

#ebc756 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc756 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 78.04% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.32% magenta, 63.4% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.5°, with 78.84% saturation and 62.94% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 12.84:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.13.

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Relative luminance0.5918

Complementary

  1. #ebc756
  2. #567aeb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc756
  2. #56c5eb
  3. #7c56eb

Analogous

  1. #eb7c56
  2. #ebc756
  3. #c5eb56

Triadic

  1. #ebc756
  2. #56ebc7
  3. #c756eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc756
  2. #7aeb56
  3. #567aeb
  4. #c756eb

Square

  1. #ebc756
  2. #56eb7c
  3. #567aeb
  4. #eb56c5

Monochromatic

  1. #967612
  2. #dbac1a
  3. #ebc756
  4. #f3de9a
  5. #fbf4df

Shades

#ebc756 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc756
  2. #d4b34d
  3. #bc9f45
  4. #a58b3c
  5. #8d7734
  6. #76642b
  7. #5e5022
  8. #473c1a
  9. #2f2811
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc756 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc756
  2. #edcd67
  3. #efd278
  4. #f1d889
  5. #f3dd9a
  6. #f5e3ab
  7. #f7e9bb
  8. #f9eecc
  9. #fbf4dd
  10. #fdf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc756 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc756
  2. #e0c05a
  3. #d6b95e
  4. #cbb263
  5. #c0ab67
  6. #b6a46b
  7. #ab9c6f
  8. #a09573
  9. #958e78
  10. #8b877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.84:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c9a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc449 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cf5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdb8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c54f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7cc59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6be93 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc756 {
  color: #ebc756;
}
Background
.bg-ebc756 {
  background-color: #ebc756;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc756 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc756;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc756;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 199 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 79% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc756 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc756, #c5eb56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc756 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 199 86 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.13 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.56 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.62 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.01 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.11 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.24 #cfb53b Old Gold ΔE 5.89 #1438a9 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc756  rgb(235, 199, 86)  hsl(46, 79%, 63%)  Saffron
#567aeb  rgb(86, 122, 235)  hsl(226, 79%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#56ebc7  rgb(86, 235, 199)  hsl(166, 79%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#c756eb  rgb(199, 86, 235)  hsl(286, 79%, 63%)  Medium Orchid