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#EBC93E

#ebc93e ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebc93e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 78.82% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.47% magenta, 73.62% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.21°, with 81.22% saturation and 58.24% 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 12.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 3.04.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5978

Complementary

  1. #ebc93e
  2. #3e60eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebc93e
  2. #3eb7eb
  3. #733eeb

Analogous

  1. #eb733e
  2. #ebc93e
  3. #b7eb3e

Triadic

  1. #ebc93e
  2. #3eebc9
  3. #c93eeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebc93e
  2. #60eb3e
  3. #3e60eb
  4. #c93eeb

Square

  1. #ebc93e
  2. #3eeb73
  3. #3e60eb
  4. #eb3eb7

Monochromatic

  1. #836c0e
  2. #c8a515
  3. #ebc93e
  4. #f2dc83
  5. #f9f0c9

Shades

#ebc93e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebc93e
  2. #d4b538
  3. #bca132
  4. #a58d2b
  5. #8d7925
  6. #76651f
  7. #5e5019
  8. #473c13
  9. #2f280c
  10. #181406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebc93e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebc93e
  2. #edce51
  3. #efd465
  4. #f1d978
  5. #f3df8b
  6. #f5e49f
  7. #f7e9b2
  8. #f9efc5
  9. #fbf4d8
  10. #fdfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebc93e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebc93e
  2. #e0c245
  3. #d6ba4b
  4. #cbb352
  5. #c0ac58
  6. #b6a55f
  7. #ab9d66
  8. #a0966c
  9. #958f73
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9caa5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dec526 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d046 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feb9ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c731 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8cd43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c08f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebc93e {
  color: #ebc93e;
}
Background
.bg-ebc93e {
  background-color: #ebc93e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebc93e {
  border: 2px solid #ebc93e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebc93e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 201 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebc93e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebc93e, #b7eb3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebc93e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 201 62 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.04 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.69 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.23 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.37 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.51 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.84 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.96 #1436c1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Jonquil
#ebc93e  rgb(235, 201, 62)  hsl(48, 81%, 58%)  Jonquil
#3e60eb  rgb(62, 96, 235)  hsl(228, 81%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3eebc9  rgb(62, 235, 201)  hsl(168, 81%, 58%)  Turquoise
#c93eeb  rgb(201, 62, 235)  hsl(288, 81%, 58%)  Medium Orchid