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#EEB112

#eeb112 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeb112 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 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.63% magenta, 92.44% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.36°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 10.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.94.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.4967

Complementary

  1. #eeb112
  2. #124fee

Split complementary

  1. #eeb112
  2. #12bdee
  3. #4312ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4312
  2. #eeb112
  3. #bdee12

Triadic

  1. #eeb112
  2. #12eeb1
  3. #b112ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeb112
  2. #4fee12
  3. #124fee
  4. #b112ee

Square

  1. #eeb112
  2. #12ee43
  3. #124fee
  4. #ee12bd

Monochromatic

  1. #604707
  2. #a87c0c
  3. #eeb112
  4. #f3c859
  5. #f8e0a1

Shades

#eeb112 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeb112
  2. #d69f10
  3. #be8e0e
  4. #a77c0d
  5. #8f6a0b
  6. #775909
  7. #5f4707
  8. #473505
  9. #302304
  10. #181202
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeb112 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeb112
  2. #f0b92a
  3. #f1c141
  4. #f3c859
  5. #f5d071
  6. #f7d889
  7. #f8e0a0
  8. #fae8b8
  9. #fcefd0
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeb112 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeb112
  2. #e3ac1d
  3. #d8a728
  4. #cda233
  5. #c29d3e
  6. #b79949
  7. #ac9454
  8. #a18f5f
  9. #968a6a
  10. #8b8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.92:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bbbbbb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d1b795 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cab200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d9c120 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9e97 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d9b100 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e1bb1b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba678 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeb112 {
  color: #eeb112;
}
Background
.bg-eeb112 {
  background-color: #eeb112;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeb112 {
  border: 2px solid #eeb112;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeb112;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 177 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeb112 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeb112, #bdee12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeb112 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 177 18 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.01 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.23 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.70 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.05 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.44 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.59 #114eed Inverted #bbbbbb Grayscale 

Amber
#eeb112  rgb(238, 177, 18)  hsl(43, 87%, 50%)  Amber
#124fee  rgb(18, 79, 238)  hsl(223, 87%, 50%)  Iris
#12eeb1  rgb(18, 238, 177)  hsl(163, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#b112ee  rgb(177, 18, 238)  hsl(283, 87%, 50%)  Electric Purple