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#EEB503

#eeb503 ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeb503 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 70.98% green and 1.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.95% magenta, 98.74% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.45°, with 97.51% saturation and 47.25% 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 11.25:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Amber (#ffbf00), ΔE 3.22.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5123

Complementary

  1. #eeb503
  2. #033cee

Split complementary

  1. #eeb503
  2. #03b1ee
  3. #4003ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4003
  2. #eeb503
  3. #b1ee03

Triadic

  1. #eeb503
  2. #03eeb5
  3. #b503ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeb503
  2. #3cee03
  3. #033cee
  4. #b503ee

Square

  1. #eeb503
  2. #03ee40
  3. #033cee
  4. #ee03b1

Monochromatic

  1. #574201
  2. #a27c02
  3. #eeb503
  4. #fdcf41
  5. #fee28c

Shades

#eeb503 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeb503
  2. #d6a303
  3. #be9102
  4. #a77f02
  5. #8f6d02
  6. #775b02
  7. #5f4801
  8. #473601
  9. #302401
  10. #181200
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeb503 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeb503
  2. #f0bc1c
  3. #f1c435
  4. #f3cb4f
  5. #f5d368
  6. #f7da81
  7. #f8e19a
  8. #fae9b3
  9. #fcf0cd
  10. #fdf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeb503 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeb503
  2. #e3b010
  3. #d8aa1c
  4. #cda529
  5. #c2a035
  6. #b79b42
  7. #ac954e
  8. #a1905b
  9. #968b67
  10. #8b8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.87:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.25:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ba97 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ceb500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dbc41a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa29a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbb500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3be13 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbaa7a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeb503 {
  color: #eeb503;
}
Background
.bg-eeb503 {
  background-color: #eeb503;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeb503 {
  border: 2px solid #eeb503;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeb503;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 181 3;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeb503 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeb503, #b1ee03);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeb503 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 181 3 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.22 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.54 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.89 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.09 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 5.08 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.61 #114afc Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Amber
#eeb503  rgb(238, 181, 3)  hsl(45, 98%, 47%)  Amber
#033cee  rgb(3, 60, 238)  hsl(225, 98%, 47%)  Persian Blue
#03eeb5  rgb(3, 238, 181)  hsl(165, 98%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#b503ee  rgb(181, 3, 238)  hsl(285, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple