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#EBD187

#ebd187 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebd187 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 81.96% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.06% magenta, 42.55% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 44.4°, with 71.43% saturation and 72.55% 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 14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6501

Complementary

  1. #ebd187
  2. #87a1eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebd187
  2. #87d3eb
  3. #9f87eb

Analogous

  1. #eb9f87
  2. #ebd187
  3. #d3eb87

Triadic

  1. #ebd187
  2. #87ebd1
  3. #d187eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebd187
  2. #a1eb87
  3. #87a1eb
  4. #d187eb

Square

  1. #ebd187
  2. #87eb9f
  3. #87a1eb
  4. #eb87d3

Monochromatic

  1. #ba921f
  2. #e0b845
  3. #ebd187
  4. #f6eac9
  5. #fcf8ee

Shades

#ebd187 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebd187
  2. #d4bc7a
  3. #bca76c
  4. #a5925f
  5. #8d7d51
  6. #766944
  7. #5e5436
  8. #473f29
  9. #2f2a1b
  10. #18150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebd187 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebd187
  2. #edd693
  3. #efda9f
  4. #f1dfab
  5. #f3e3b7
  6. #f5e8c3
  7. #f7edcf
  8. #f9f1db
  9. #fbf6e7
  10. #fdfaf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebd187 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebd187
  2. #e0c986
  3. #d6c186
  4. #cbb985
  5. #c0b184
  6. #b6a984
  7. #aba083
  8. #a09882
  9. #959081
  10. #8b8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd2b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0ce81 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7d68a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9c6bf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5cf84 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9d489 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4caab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebd187 {
  color: #ebd187;
}
Background
.bg-ebd187 {
  background-color: #ebd187;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebd187 {
  border: 2px solid #ebd187;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebd187;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 209 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 71% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebd187 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebd187, #d3eb87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebd187 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 209 135 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.04 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.32 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.55 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 6.18 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.80 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.90 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 7.31 #142e78 Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Buff
#ebd187  rgb(235, 209, 135)  hsl(44, 71%, 73%)  Buff
#87a1eb  rgb(135, 161, 235)  hsl(224, 71%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#87ebd1  rgb(135, 235, 209)  hsl(164, 71%, 73%)  Magic Mint
#d187eb  rgb(209, 135, 235)  hsl(284, 71%, 73%)  Violet