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#EEB306

#eeb306 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeb306 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 70.2% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 24.79% magenta, 97.48% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.74°, with 95.08% saturation and 47.84% 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 11.09:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.46.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5043

Complementary

  1. #eeb306
  2. #0641ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeb306
  2. #06b5ee
  3. #3f06ee

Analogous

  1. #ee3f06
  2. #eeb306
  3. #b5ee06

Triadic

  1. #eeb306
  2. #06eeb3
  3. #b306ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeb306
  2. #41ee06
  3. #0641ee
  4. #b306ee

Square

  1. #eeb306
  2. #06ee3f
  3. #0641ee
  4. #ee06b5

Monochromatic

  1. #594302
  2. #a37b04
  3. #eeb306
  4. #facd46
  5. #fce191

Shades

#eeb306 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeb306
  2. #d6a105
  3. #be8f05
  4. #a77d04
  5. #8f6b04
  6. #775a03
  7. #5f4802
  8. #473602
  9. #302401
  10. #181201
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeb306 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeb306
  2. #f0bb1f
  3. #f1c238
  4. #f3ca51
  5. #f5d16a
  6. #f7d983
  7. #f8e19b
  8. #fae8b4
  9. #fcf0cd
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeb306 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeb306
  2. #e3ae12
  3. #d8a91e
  4. #cda42b
  5. #c29f37
  6. #b79a43
  7. #ac944f
  8. #a18f5b
  9. #968a68
  10. #8b8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.89:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.09:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bcbcbc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d2b996 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ccb300 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac31b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa098 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dab300 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2bd15 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba879 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeb306 {
  color: #eeb306;
}
Background
.bg-eeb306 {
  background-color: #eeb306;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeb306 {
  border: 2px solid #eeb306;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeb306;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 179 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeb306 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeb306, #b5ee06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeb306 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 179 6 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.76 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.96 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.38 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.66 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.72 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 6.19 #114cf9 Inverted #bcbcbc Grayscale 

Amber
#eeb306  rgb(238, 179, 6)  hsl(45, 95%, 48%)  Amber
#0641ee  rgb(6, 65, 238)  hsl(225, 95%, 48%)  Persian Blue
#06eeb3  rgb(6, 238, 179)  hsl(165, 95%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#b306ee  rgb(179, 6, 238)  hsl(285, 95%, 48%)  Electric Purple