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#EEB01C

#eeb01c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeb01c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 69.02% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.05% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.29°, with 86.07% saturation and 52.16% 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 10.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.05.

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Relative luminance0.4931

Complementary

  1. #eeb01c
  2. #1c5aee

Split complementary

  1. #eeb01c
  2. #1cc3ee
  3. #471cee

Analogous

  1. #ee471c
  2. #eeb01c
  3. #c3ee1c

Triadic

  1. #eeb01c
  2. #1ceeb0
  3. #b01cee

Tetradic

  1. #eeb01c
  2. #5aee1c
  3. #1c5aee
  4. #b01cee

Square

  1. #eeb01c
  2. #1cee47
  3. #1c5aee
  4. #ee1cc3

Monochromatic

  1. #694c08
  2. #b0800d
  3. #eeb01c
  4. #f3c963
  5. #f9e2aa

Shades

#eeb01c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeb01c
  2. #d69e19
  3. #be8d16
  4. #a77b14
  5. #8f6a11
  6. #77580e
  7. #5f460b
  8. #473508
  9. #302306
  10. #181203
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeb01c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeb01c
  2. #f0b833
  3. #f1c049
  4. #f3c860
  5. #f5d077
  6. #f7d88e
  7. #f8dfa4
  8. #fae7bb
  9. #fcefd2
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeb01c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeb01c
  2. #e3ab26
  3. #d8a630
  4. #cda23a
  5. #c29d44
  6. #b7984e
  7. #ac9358
  8. #a18e62
  9. #968a6c
  10. #8b8576
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b695 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d8c126 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9d97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ba23 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba578 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeb01c {
  color: #eeb01c;
}
Background
.bg-eeb01c {
  background-color: #eeb01c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeb01c {
  border: 2px solid #eeb01c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeb01c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 176 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeb01c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeb01c, #c3ee1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeb01c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 176 28 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.19 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.37 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.93 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.25 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.56 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.91 #114fe3 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#eeb01c  rgb(238, 176, 28)  hsl(42, 86%, 52%)  Goldenrod
#1c5aee  rgb(28, 90, 238)  hsl(222, 86%, 52%)  Ultramarine Blue
#1ceeb0  rgb(28, 238, 176)  hsl(162, 86%, 52%)  Medium Spring Green
#b01cee  rgb(176, 28, 238)  hsl(282, 86%, 52%)  Electric Purple