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#ebcb2b ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ebcb2b 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 16.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.62% magenta, 81.7% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 82.76% saturation and 54.51% 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 2.61.

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Relative luminance0.6055

Complementary

  1. #ebcb2b
  2. #2b4beb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcb2b
  2. #2babeb
  3. #6b2beb

Analogous

  1. #eb6b2b
  2. #ebcb2b
  3. #abeb2b

Triadic

  1. #ebcb2b
  2. #2bebcb
  3. #cb2beb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcb2b
  2. #4beb2b
  3. #2b4beb
  4. #cb2beb

Square

  1. #ebcb2b
  2. #2beb6b
  3. #2b4beb
  4. #eb2bab

Monochromatic

  1. #72610b
  2. #b89c11
  3. #ebcb2b
  4. #f2dc71
  5. #f8edb7

Shades

#ebcb2b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcb2b
  2. #d4b727
  3. #bca222
  4. #a58e1e
  5. #8d7a1a
  6. #766616
  7. #5e5111
  8. #473d0d
  9. #2f2909
  10. #181404
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcb2b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcb2b
  2. #edd040
  3. #efd555
  4. #f1db6b
  5. #f3e080
  6. #f5e595
  7. #f7eaaa
  8. #f9efbf
  9. #fbf5d5
  10. #fdfaea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcb2b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcb2b
  2. #e0c434
  3. #d6bc3c
  4. #cbb545
  5. #c0ad4d
  6. #b6a656
  7. #ab9e5e
  8. #a09767
  9. #958f6f
  10. #8b8878
  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 #e9d138 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febbae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c811 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eace33 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7c18c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcb2b {
  color: #ebcb2b;
}
Background
.bg-ebcb2b {
  background-color: #ebcb2b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcb2b {
  border: 2px solid #ebcb2b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcb2b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 203 43;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 83% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcb2b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcb2b, #abeb2b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcb2b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 203 43 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.61 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.48 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.07 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.14 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.54 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.72 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.73 #1434d4 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Jonquil
#ebcb2b  rgb(235, 203, 43)  hsl(50, 83%, 55%)  Jonquil
#2b4beb  rgb(43, 75, 235)  hsl(230, 83%, 55%)  Iris
#2bebcb  rgb(43, 235, 203)  hsl(170, 83%, 55%)  Turquoise
#cb2beb  rgb(203, 43, 235)  hsl(290, 83%, 55%)  Electric Purple