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#EEB100

#eeb100 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeb100 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 69.41% green and 0% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.63% magenta, 100% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.62°, with 100% saturation and 46.67% 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 10.92:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.79.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4962

Complementary

  1. #eeb100
  2. #003dee

Split complementary

  1. #eeb100
  2. #00b4ee
  3. #3a00ee

Analogous

  1. #ee3a00
  2. #eeb100
  3. #b4ee00

Triadic

  1. #eeb100
  2. #00eeb1
  3. #b100ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeb100
  2. #3dee00
  3. #003dee
  4. #b100ee

Square

  1. #eeb100
  2. #00ee3a
  3. #003dee
  4. #ee00b4

Monochromatic

  1. #553f00
  2. #a27800
  3. #eeb100
  4. #ffcd3c
  5. #ffe188

Shades

#eeb100 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeb100
  2. #d69f00
  3. #be8e00
  4. #a77c00
  5. #8f6a00
  6. #775900
  7. #5f4700
  8. #473500
  9. #302300
  10. #181200
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeb100 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeb100
  2. #f0b91a
  3. #f1c133
  4. #f3c84d
  5. #f5d066
  6. #f7d880
  7. #f8e099
  8. #fae8b3
  9. #fcefcc
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeb100 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeb100
  2. #e3ac0d
  3. #d8a71a
  4. #cda226
  5. #c29d33
  6. #b79940
  7. #ac944d
  8. #a18f5a
  9. #968a66
  10. #8b8573
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.92:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b794 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c117 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dab100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2bb10 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba677 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeb100 {
  color: #eeb100;
}
Background
.bg-eeb100 {
  background-color: #eeb100;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeb100 {
  border: 2px solid #eeb100;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeb100;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 177 0;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 100% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeb100 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeb100, #b4ee00);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeb100 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 177 0 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.18 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.41 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.48 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.87 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.37 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.94 #114eff Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Amber
#eeb100  rgb(238, 177, 0)  hsl(45, 100%, 47%)  Amber
#003dee  rgb(0, 61, 238)  hsl(225, 100%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#00eeb1  rgb(0, 238, 177)  hsl(165, 100%, 47%)  Medium Spring Green
#b100ee  rgb(177, 0, 238)  hsl(285, 100%, 47%)  Electric Purple