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#EBE85F

#ebe85f ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebe85f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 90.98% green and 37.25% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.28% magenta, 59.57% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 58.71°, with 77.78% saturation and 64.71% 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 16.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.58.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.762

Complementary

  1. #ebe85f
  2. #5f62eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebe85f
  2. #5fa8eb
  3. #a25feb

Analogous

  1. #eba25f
  2. #ebe85f
  3. #a8eb5f

Triadic

  1. #ebe85f
  2. #5febe8
  3. #e85feb

Tetradic

  1. #ebe85f
  2. #62eb5f
  3. #5f62eb
  4. #e85feb

Square

  1. #ebe85f
  2. #5feba2
  3. #5f62eb
  4. #eb5fa8

Monochromatic

  1. #9d9a14
  2. #e1dd1c
  3. #ebe85f
  4. #f4f2a3
  5. #fcfce7

Shades

#ebe85f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebe85f
  2. #d4d156
  3. #bcba4c
  4. #a5a243
  5. #8d8b39
  6. #767430
  7. #5e5d26
  8. #47461d
  9. #2f2e13
  10. #18170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebe85f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebe85f
  2. #edea6f
  3. #efed7f
  4. #f1ef8f
  5. #f3f19f
  6. #f5f4af
  7. #f7f6bf
  8. #f9f8cf
  9. #fbfadf
  10. #fdfdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebe85f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebe85f
  2. #e0de62
  3. #d6d366
  4. #cbc969
  5. #c0be6c
  6. #b6b470
  7. #abaa73
  8. #a09f76
  9. #959579
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e5bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadf4f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce567 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbdacb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e356 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e664 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4e0aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebe85f {
  color: #ebe85f;
}
Background
.bg-ebe85f {
  background-color: #ebe85f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebe85f {
  border: 2px solid #ebe85f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebe85f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 232 95;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 78% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebe85f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebe85f, #a8eb5f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebe85f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 232 95 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.58 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.78 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.85 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.87 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.28 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.45 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.13 #1417a0 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Icterine
#ebe85f  rgb(235, 232, 95)  hsl(59, 78%, 65%)  Icterine
#5f62eb  rgb(95, 98, 235)  hsl(239, 78%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5febe8  rgb(95, 235, 232)  hsl(179, 78%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e85feb  rgb(232, 95, 235)  hsl(299, 78%, 65%)  Orchid