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#EBD472

#ebd472 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebd472 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 83.14% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.79% magenta, 51.49% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.6°, with 75.16% saturation and 68.43% 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 14.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.3.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6596

Complementary

  1. #ebd472
  2. #7289eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebd472
  2. #72c5eb
  3. #9872eb

Analogous

  1. #eb9872
  2. #ebd472
  3. #c5eb72

Triadic

  1. #ebd472
  2. #72ebd4
  3. #d472eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebd472
  2. #89eb72
  3. #7289eb
  4. #d472eb

Square

  1. #ebd472
  2. #72eb98
  3. #7289eb
  4. #eb72c5

Monochromatic

  1. #ac9018
  2. #e2c02f
  3. #ebd472
  4. #f5e8b5
  5. #fcfaed

Shades

#ebd472 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebd472
  2. #d4bf67
  3. #bcaa5b
  4. #a59450
  5. #8d7f44
  6. #766a39
  7. #5e552e
  8. #474022
  9. #2f2a17
  10. #18150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebd472 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebd472
  2. #edd880
  3. #efdd8e
  4. #f1e19c
  5. #f3e5aa
  6. #f5eab9
  7. #f7eec7
  8. #f9f2d5
  9. #fbf6e3
  10. #fdfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebd472 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebd472
  2. #e0cc73
  3. #d6c375
  4. #cbbb76
  5. #c0b278
  6. #b6aa79
  7. #aba27a
  8. #a0997c
  9. #95917d
  10. #8b887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded4b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e5d069 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd876 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbc7bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d26d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd674 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5cca4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebd472 {
  color: #ebd472;
}
Background
.bg-ebd472 {
  background-color: #ebd472;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebd472 {
  border: 2px solid #ebd472;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebd472;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 212 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 75% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebd472 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebd472, #c5eb72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebd472 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 212 114 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.30 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.49 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.58 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.55 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.15 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.26 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.32 #142b8d Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Buff
#ebd472  rgb(235, 212, 114)  hsl(49, 75%, 68%)  Buff
#7289eb  rgb(114, 137, 235)  hsl(229, 75%, 68%)  Cornflower Blue
#72ebd4  rgb(114, 235, 212)  hsl(169, 75%, 68%)  Turquoise
#d472eb  rgb(212, 114, 235)  hsl(289, 75%, 68%)  Heliotrope