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#EBD56C

#ebd56c ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebd56c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 83.53% green and 42.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.36% magenta, 54.04% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 49.61°, with 76.05% saturation and 67.25% 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 14.27:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.8.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6633

Complementary

  1. #ebd56c
  2. #6c82eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebd56c
  2. #6cc1eb
  3. #956ceb

Analogous

  1. #eb956c
  2. #ebd56c
  3. #c1eb6c

Triadic

  1. #ebd56c
  2. #6cebd5
  3. #d56ceb

Tetradic

  1. #ebd56c
  2. #82eb6c
  3. #6c82eb
  4. #d56ceb

Square

  1. #ebd56c
  2. #6ceb95
  3. #6c82eb
  4. #eb6cc1

Monochromatic

  1. #a78e17
  2. #e2c229
  3. #ebd56c
  4. #f4e8af
  5. #fdfaed

Shades

#ebd56c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebd56c
  2. #d4c061
  3. #bcaa56
  4. #a5954c
  5. #8d8041
  6. #766b36
  7. #5e552b
  8. #474020
  9. #2f2b16
  10. #18150b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebd56c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebd56c
  2. #edd97b
  3. #efdd89
  4. #f1e298
  5. #f3e6a7
  6. #f5eab6
  7. #f7eec4
  8. #f9f2d3
  9. #fbf7e2
  10. #fdfbf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebd56c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebd56c
  2. #e0cd6e
  3. #d6c470
  4. #cbbc72
  5. #c0b374
  6. #b6ab76
  7. #aba278
  8. #a09a7a
  9. #95917c
  10. #8b897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.47:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.27:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ded5b4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d062 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd871 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbc8bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d266 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecd76f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5cda3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebd56c {
  color: #ebd56c;
}
Background
.bg-ebd56c {
  background-color: #ebd56c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebd56c {
  border: 2px solid #ebd56c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebd56c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 213 108;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 76% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebd56c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebd56c, #c1eb6c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebd56c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 213 108 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.80 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.89 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.91 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.03 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.64 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.86 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.30 #142a93 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Buff
#ebd56c  rgb(235, 213, 108)  hsl(50, 76%, 67%)  Buff
#6c82eb  rgb(108, 130, 235)  hsl(230, 76%, 67%)  Glaucous
#6cebd5  rgb(108, 235, 213)  hsl(170, 76%, 67%)  Turquoise
#d56ceb  rgb(213, 108, 235)  hsl(290, 76%, 67%)  Heliotrope