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#EBC856

#ebc856 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc856 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 78.43% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.89% magenta, 63.4% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 45.91°, 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 12.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.26.

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Relative luminance0.5964

Complementary

  1. #ebc856
  2. #5679eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc856
  2. #56c3eb
  3. #7e56eb

Analogous

  1. #eb7e56
  2. #ebc856
  3. #c3eb56

Triadic

  1. #ebc856
  2. #56ebc8
  3. #c856eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc856
  2. #79eb56
  3. #5679eb
  4. #c856eb

Square

  1. #ebc856
  2. #56eb7e
  3. #5679eb
  4. #eb56c3

Monochromatic

  1. #967712
  2. #dbad1a
  3. #ebc856
  4. #f3de9a
  5. #fbf5df

Shades

#ebc856 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc856
  2. #d4b44d
  3. #bca045
  4. #a58c3c
  5. #8d7834
  6. #76642b
  7. #5e5022
  8. #473c1a
  9. #2f2811
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc856 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc856
  2. #edce67
  3. #efd378
  4. #f1d989
  5. #f3de9a
  6. #f5e4ab
  7. #f7e9bb
  8. #f9efcc
  9. #fbf4dd
  10. #fdfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc856 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc856
  2. #e0c15a
  3. #d6ba5e
  4. #cbb263
  5. #c0ab67
  6. #b6a46b
  7. #ab9d6f
  8. #a09673
  9. #958e78
  10. #8b877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8caa9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc549 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf5b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdb9b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c64f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7cc59 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6bf94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc856 {
  color: #ebc856;
}
Background
.bg-ebc856 {
  background-color: #ebc856;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc856 {
  border: 2px solid #ebc856;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc856;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 200 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 79% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc856 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc856, #c3eb56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc856 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 200 86 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.26 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.33 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.76 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.87 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.15 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.16 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.87 #1437a9 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#ebc856  rgb(235, 200, 86)  hsl(46, 79%, 63%)  Saffron
#5679eb  rgb(86, 121, 235)  hsl(226, 79%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#56ebc8  rgb(86, 235, 200)  hsl(166, 79%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#c856eb  rgb(200, 86, 235)  hsl(286, 79%, 63%)  Medium Orchid