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#EEB028

#eeb028 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeb028 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.05% magenta, 83.19% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 41.21°, with 85.34% saturation and 54.51% 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 10.88:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.04.

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Web safe#ff9933
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Relative luminance0.4938

Complementary

  1. #eeb028
  2. #2866ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeb028
  2. #28c9ee
  3. #4d28ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4d28
  2. #eeb028
  3. #c9ee28

Triadic

  1. #eeb028
  2. #28eeb0
  3. #b028ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeb028
  2. #66ee28
  3. #2866ee
  4. #b028ee

Square

  1. #eeb028
  2. #28ee4d
  3. #2866ee
  4. #ee28c9

Monochromatic

  1. #745209
  2. #bb850f
  3. #eeb028
  4. #f4ca6f
  5. #f9e4b6

Shades

#eeb028 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeb028
  2. #d69e24
  3. #be8d20
  4. #a77b1c
  5. #8f6a18
  6. #775814
  7. #5f4610
  8. #47350c
  9. #302308
  10. #181204
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeb028 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeb028
  2. #f0b83e
  3. #f1c053
  4. #f3c869
  5. #f5d07e
  6. #f7d894
  7. #f8dfa9
  8. #fae7bf
  9. #fcefd4
  10. #fdf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeb028 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeb028
  2. #e3ab31
  3. #d8a63a
  4. #cda242
  5. #c29d4b
  6. #b79854
  7. #ac935d
  8. #a18e66
  9. #968a6e
  10. #8b8577
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.93:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.88:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bababa ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b696 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c9b100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d7c130 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9b115 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1ba2d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba57a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeb028 {
  color: #eeb028;
}
Background
.bg-eeb028 {
  background-color: #eeb028;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeb028 {
  border: 2px solid #eeb028;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeb028;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 176 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 41 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeb028 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeb028, #c9ee28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeb028 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 176 40 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.04 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.20 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.50 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.81 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.72 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.72 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.98 #114fd7 Inverted #bababa Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#eeb028  rgb(238, 176, 40)  hsl(41, 85%, 55%)  Goldenrod
#2866ee  rgb(40, 102, 238)  hsl(221, 85%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#28eeb0  rgb(40, 238, 176)  hsl(161, 85%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#b028ee  rgb(176, 40, 238)  hsl(281, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple