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#EBF261

#ebf261 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ebf261 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 94.9% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.89% cyan, 0% magenta, 59.92% yellow and 5.1% black. Its hue angle is 62.9°, with 84.8% saturation and 66.47% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.41:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.29.

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Relative luminance0.8203

Complementary

  1. #ebf261
  2. #6861f2

Split complementary

  1. #ebf261
  2. #61a2f2
  3. #b161f2

Analogous

  1. #f2b161
  2. #ebf261
  3. #a2f261

Triadic

  1. #ebf261
  2. #61ebf2
  3. #f261eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebf261
  2. #61f268
  3. #6861f2
  4. #f261eb

Square

  1. #ebf261
  2. #61f2b1
  3. #6861f2
  4. #f261a2

Monochromatic

  1. #a4ac0e
  2. #e2ec1a
  3. #ebf261
  4. #f4f8a8
  5. #fdfdec

Shades

#ebf261 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebf261
  2. #d4da57
  3. #bcc24e
  4. #a5a944
  5. #8d913a
  6. #767931
  7. #5e6127
  8. #47491d
  9. #2f3013
  10. #18180a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebf261 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebf261
  2. #edf371
  3. #eff581
  4. #f1f690
  5. #f3f7a0
  6. #f5f9b0
  7. #f7fac0
  8. #f9fbd0
  9. #fbfcdf
  10. #fdfeef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebf261 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebf261
  2. #e0e764
  3. #d6db67
  4. #cbd06a
  5. #c0c46d
  6. #b6b971
  7. #abae74
  8. #a0a277
  9. #95977a
  10. #8b8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.41:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eaedc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe850 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffec6a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fae4d3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #faec57 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faee67 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4eab1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebf261 {
  color: #ebf261;
}
Background
.bg-ebf261 {
  background-color: #ebf261;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebf261 {
  border: 2px solid #ebf261;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebf261;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 242 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 85% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebf261 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebf261, #a2f261);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebf261 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 242 97 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.29 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.43 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.91 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.80 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.85 #e3ff00 Lemon Lime ΔE 6.25 #dfff00 Chartreuse Yellow ΔE 6.48 #140d9e Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Icterine
#ebf261  rgb(235, 242, 97)  hsl(63, 85%, 66%)  Icterine
#6861f2  rgb(104, 97, 242)  hsl(243, 85%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#61ebf2  rgb(97, 235, 242)  hsl(183, 85%, 66%)  Electric Blue
#f261eb  rgb(242, 97, 235)  hsl(303, 85%, 66%)  Orchid