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#EBCB3E

#ebcb3e ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebcb3e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 79.61% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.62% magenta, 73.62% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.9°, 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 13.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 3.23.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6072

Complementary

  1. #ebcb3e
  2. #3e5eeb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcb3e
  2. #3eb5eb
  3. #753eeb

Analogous

  1. #eb753e
  2. #ebcb3e
  3. #b5eb3e

Triadic

  1. #ebcb3e
  2. #3eebcb
  3. #cb3eeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcb3e
  2. #5eeb3e
  3. #3e5eeb
  4. #cb3eeb

Square

  1. #ebcb3e
  2. #3eeb75
  3. #3e5eeb
  4. #eb3eb5

Monochromatic

  1. #836d0e
  2. #c8a715
  3. #ebcb3e
  4. #f2de83
  5. #f9f0c9

Shades

#ebcb3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcb3e
  2. #d4b738
  3. #bca232
  4. #a58e2b
  5. #8d7a25
  6. #76661f
  7. #5e5119
  8. #473d13
  9. #2f290c
  10. #181406
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcb3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcb3e
  2. #edd051
  3. #efd565
  4. #f1db78
  5. #f3e08b
  6. #f5e59f
  7. #f7eab2
  8. #f9efc5
  9. #fbf5d8
  10. #fdfaec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcb3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcb3e
  2. #e0c445
  3. #d6bc4b
  4. #cbb552
  5. #c0ad58
  6. #b6a65f
  7. #ab9e66
  8. #a0976c
  9. #958f73
  10. #8b8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9cca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c725 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e8d147 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #febbb0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e4c831 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cf43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6c290 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcb3e {
  color: #ebcb3e;
}
Background
.bg-ebcb3e {
  background-color: #ebcb3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcb3e {
  border: 2px solid #ebcb3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcb3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 203 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 81% 58%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcb3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcb3e, #b5eb3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcb3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 203 62 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.23 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.93 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.14 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.30 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.36 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.78 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.91 #1434c1 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Jonquil
#ebcb3e  rgb(235, 203, 62)  hsl(49, 81%, 58%)  Jonquil
#3e5eeb  rgb(62, 94, 235)  hsl(229, 81%, 58%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3eebcb  rgb(62, 235, 203)  hsl(169, 81%, 58%)  Turquoise
#cb3eeb  rgb(203, 62, 235)  hsl(289, 81%, 58%)  Medium Orchid