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#EBCD7E

#ebcd7e ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebcd7e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 80.39% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 12.77% magenta, 46.38% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 43.49°, with 73.15% saturation and 70.78% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 13.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.72.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6283

Complementary

  1. #ebcd7e
  2. #7e9ceb

Split complementary

  1. #ebcd7e
  2. #7ed2eb
  3. #967eeb

Analogous

  1. #eb967e
  2. #ebcd7e
  3. #d2eb7e

Triadic

  1. #ebcd7e
  2. #7eebcd
  3. #cd7eeb

Tetradic

  1. #ebcd7e
  2. #9ceb7e
  3. #7e9ceb
  4. #cd7eeb

Square

  1. #ebcd7e
  2. #7eeb96
  3. #7e9ceb
  4. #eb7ed2

Monochromatic

  1. #b48a1c
  2. #e1b33c
  3. #ebcd7e
  4. #f5e7c0
  5. #fcf8ed

Shades

#ebcd7e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebcd7e
  2. #d4b971
  3. #bca465
  4. #a59058
  5. #8d7b4c
  6. #76673f
  7. #5e5232
  8. #473e26
  9. #2f2919
  10. #18150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebcd7e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebcd7e
  2. #edd28b
  3. #efd798
  4. #f1dca5
  5. #f3e1b2
  6. #f5e6bf
  7. #f7ebcb
  8. #f9f0d8
  9. #fbf5e5
  10. #fdfaf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebcd7e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebcd7e
  2. #e0c57e
  3. #d6be7e
  4. #cbb67f
  5. #c0ae7f
  6. #b6a77f
  7. #ab9f7f
  8. #a0977f
  9. #958f80
  10. #8b8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.55:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d0d0d0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcfb5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddcb78 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d381 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fac1ba ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3cc7a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7d180 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4c6a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebcd7e {
  color: #ebcd7e;
}
Background
.bg-ebcd7e {
  background-color: #ebcd7e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebcd7e {
  border: 2px solid #ebcd7e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebcd7e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 205 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 73% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebcd7e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebcd7e, #d2eb7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebcd7e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 205 126 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.72 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.79 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.07 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 7.32 #ffc87c Topaz ΔE 7.38 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 7.63 #143281 Inverted #d0d0d0 Grayscale 

Buff
#ebcd7e  rgb(235, 205, 126)  hsl(43, 73%, 71%)  Buff
#7e9ceb  rgb(126, 156, 235)  hsl(223, 73%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#7eebcd  rgb(126, 235, 205)  hsl(163, 73%, 71%)  Aquamarine
#cd7eeb  rgb(205, 126, 235)  hsl(283, 73%, 71%)  Heliotrope