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#ECBF37

#ecbf37 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ecbf37 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.55% red, 74.9% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.07% magenta, 76.69% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 45.08°, with 82.65% saturation and 57.06% 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 12.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.73.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5537

Complementary

  1. #ecbf37
  2. #3764ec

Split complementary

  1. #ecbf37
  2. #37bfec
  3. #6437ec

Analogous

  1. #ec6437
  2. #ecbf37
  3. #bfec37

Triadic

  1. #ecbf37
  2. #37ecbf
  3. #bf37ec

Tetradic

  1. #ecbf37
  2. #64ec37
  3. #3764ec
  4. #bf37ec

Square

  1. #ecbf37
  2. #37ec64
  3. #3764ec
  4. #ec37bf

Monochromatic

  1. #7e620c
  2. #c49813
  3. #ecbf37
  4. #f3d57d
  5. #f9ecc3

Shades

#ecbf37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ecbf37
  2. #d4ac32
  3. #bd992c
  4. #a58627
  5. #8e7321
  6. #76601c
  7. #5e4c16
  8. #473911
  9. #2f260b
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#ecbf37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ecbf37
  2. #eec54b
  3. #f0cc5f
  4. #f2d273
  5. #f4d987
  6. #f6df9b
  7. #f7e5af
  8. #f9ecc3
  9. #fbf2d7
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ecbf37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ecbf37
  2. #e1b93e
  3. #d6b246
  4. #ccac4d
  5. #c1a654
  6. #b6a05c
  7. #ab9963
  8. #a0936a
  9. #968d71
  10. #8b8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bd1c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c93f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbe29 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c53c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8b587 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ecbf37 {
  color: #ecbf37;
}
Background
.bg-ecbf37 {
  background-color: #ecbf37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ecbf37 {
  border: 2px solid #ecbf37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ecbf37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 236 191 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ecbf37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ecbf37, #bfec37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ecbf37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(236 191 55 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.36 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.81 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.93 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.02 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.22 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.83 #1340c8 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#ecbf37  rgb(236, 191, 55)  hsl(45, 83%, 57%)  Saffron
#3764ec  rgb(55, 100, 236)  hsl(225, 83%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#37ecbf  rgb(55, 236, 191)  hsl(165, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#bf37ec  rgb(191, 55, 236)  hsl(285, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple