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#EBCB27

#ebcb27 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebcb27 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 79.61% green and 15.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.62% magenta, 83.4% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 50.2°, with 83.05% saturation and 53.73% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 2.56.

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Relative luminance0.6052

Complementary

  1. #ebcb27
  2. #2747eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcb27
  2. #27a9eb
  3. #6927eb

Analogous

  1. #eb6927
  2. #ebcb27
  3. #a9eb27

Triadic

  1. #ebcb27
  2. #27ebcb
  3. #cb27eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcb27
  2. #47eb27
  3. #2747eb
  4. #cb27eb

Square

  1. #ebcb27
  2. #27eb69
  3. #2747eb
  4. #eb27a9

Monochromatic

  1. #6f5e0a
  2. #b59a11
  3. #ebcb27
  4. #f1dc6d
  5. #f8edb3

Shades

#ebcb27 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcb27
  2. #d4b723
  3. #bca21f
  4. #a58e1b
  5. #8d7a17
  6. #766614
  7. #5e5110
  8. #473d0c
  9. #2f2908
  10. #181404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcb27 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcb27
  2. #edd03d
  3. #efd552
  4. #f1db68
  5. #f3e07d
  6. #f5e593
  7. #f7eaa9
  8. #f9efbe
  9. #fbf5d4
  10. #fdfae9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcb27 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcb27
  2. #e0c430
  3. #d6bc39
  4. #cbb542
  5. #c0ad4b
  6. #b6a654
  7. #ab9e5c
  8. #a09765
  9. #958f6e
  10. #8b8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9cca4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c600 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d135 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c806 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eace30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c18c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcb27 {
  color: #ebcb27;
}
Background
.bg-ebcb27 {
  background-color: #ebcb27;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcb27 {
  border: 2px solid #ebcb27;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcb27;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 203 39;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcb27 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcb27, #a9eb27);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcb27 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 203 39 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.56 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.37 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.98 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.03 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.61 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.85 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.89 #1434d8 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Jonquil
#ebcb27  rgb(235, 203, 39)  hsl(50, 83%, 54%)  Jonquil
#2747eb  rgb(39, 71, 235)  hsl(230, 83%, 54%)  Iris
#27ebcb  rgb(39, 235, 203)  hsl(170, 83%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cb27eb  rgb(203, 39, 235)  hsl(290, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple