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#EBCB2A

#ebcb2a ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebcb2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.62% magenta, 82.13% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 50.05°, with 82.83% saturation and 54.31% 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 13.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 2.59.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6054

Complementary

  1. #ebcb2a
  2. #2a4aeb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcb2a
  2. #2aaaeb
  3. #6a2aeb

Analogous

  1. #eb6a2a
  2. #ebcb2a
  3. #aaeb2a

Triadic

  1. #ebcb2a
  2. #2aebcb
  3. #cb2aeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcb2a
  2. #4aeb2a
  3. #2a4aeb
  4. #cb2aeb

Square

  1. #ebcb2a
  2. #2aeb6a
  3. #2a4aeb
  4. #eb2aaa

Monochromatic

  1. #71600b
  2. #b79c11
  3. #ebcb2a
  4. #f2dc70
  5. #f8edb6

Shades

#ebcb2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcb2a
  2. #d4b726
  3. #bca222
  4. #a58e1d
  5. #8d7a19
  6. #766615
  7. #5e5111
  8. #473d0d
  9. #2f2908
  10. #181404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcb2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcb2a
  2. #edd03f
  3. #efd555
  4. #f1db6a
  5. #f3e07f
  6. #f5e595
  7. #f7eaaa
  8. #f9efbf
  9. #fbf5d4
  10. #fdfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcb2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcb2a
  2. #e0c433
  3. #d6bc3b
  4. #cbb544
  5. #c0ad4c
  6. #b6a655
  7. #ab9e5e
  8. #a09766
  9. #958f6f
  10. #8b8877
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.11:1 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 #e9d137 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febbae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c80f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eace32 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c18c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcb2a {
  color: #ebcb2a;
}
Background
.bg-ebcb2a {
  background-color: #ebcb2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcb2a {
  border: 2px solid #ebcb2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcb2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 203 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 83% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcb2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcb2a, #aaeb2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcb2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 203 42 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.59 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.45 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.04 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.11 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.56 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.75 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.77 #1434d5 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Jonquil
#ebcb2a  rgb(235, 203, 42)  hsl(50, 83%, 54%)  Jonquil
#2a4aeb  rgb(42, 74, 235)  hsl(230, 83%, 54%)  Iris
#2aebcb  rgb(42, 235, 203)  hsl(170, 83%, 54%)  Turquoise
#cb2aeb  rgb(203, 42, 235)  hsl(290, 83%, 54%)  Electric Purple