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#EEB50D

#eeb50d ≈ Amber

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeb50d 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 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.95% magenta, 94.54% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.8°, with 89.64% saturation and 49.22% 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 3.25.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5125

Complementary

  1. #eeb50d
  2. #0d46ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeb50d
  2. #0db7ee
  3. #450dee

Analogous

  1. #ee450d
  2. #eeb50d
  3. #b7ee0d

Triadic

  1. #eeb50d
  2. #0deeb5
  3. #b50dee

Tetradic

  1. #eeb50d
  2. #46ee0d
  3. #0d46ee
  4. #b50dee

Square

  1. #eeb50d
  2. #0dee45
  3. #0d46ee
  4. #ee0db7

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4705
  2. #a57e09
  3. #eeb50d
  4. #f6cc52
  5. #fae19b

Shades

#eeb50d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeb50d
  2. #d6a30c
  3. #be910a
  4. #a77f09
  5. #8f6d08
  6. #775b07
  7. #5f4805
  8. #473604
  9. #302403
  10. #181201
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeb50d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeb50d
  2. #f0bc25
  3. #f1c43d
  4. #f3cb56
  5. #f5d36e
  6. #f7da86
  7. #f8e19e
  8. #fae9b6
  9. #fcf0cf
  10. #fdf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeb50d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeb50d
  2. #e3b019
  3. #d8aa24
  4. #cda530
  5. #c2a03b
  6. #b79b47
  7. #ac9552
  8. #a1905e
  9. #968b69
  10. #8b8575
  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 #dbc41f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa29a ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbb500 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e3be19 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbaa7b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeb50d {
  color: #eeb50d;
}
Background
.bg-eeb50d {
  background-color: #eeb50d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeb50d {
  border: 2px solid #eeb50d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeb50d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 181 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeb50d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeb50d, #b7ee0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeb50d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 181 13 / 0.35);
}

#ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.25 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.38 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.50 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.95 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.09 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.97 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.63 #114af2 Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Amber
#eeb50d  rgb(238, 181, 13)  hsl(45, 90%, 49%)  Amber
#0d46ee  rgb(13, 70, 238)  hsl(225, 90%, 49%)  Iris
#0deeb5  rgb(13, 238, 181)  hsl(165, 90%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#b50dee  rgb(181, 13, 238)  hsl(285, 90%, 49%)  Electric Purple