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#EEB535

#eeb535 ≈ Meat Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeb535 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 70.98% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 23.95% magenta, 77.73% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 41.51°, with 84.47% saturation and 57.06% 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 11.3:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 2.86.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5148

Complementary

  1. #eeb535
  2. #356eee

Split complementary

  1. #eeb535
  2. #35cbee
  3. #5835ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5835
  2. #eeb535
  3. #cbee35

Triadic

  1. #eeb535
  2. #35eeb5
  3. #b535ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeb535
  2. #6eee35
  3. #356eee
  4. #b535ee

Square

  1. #eeb535
  2. #35ee58
  3. #356eee
  4. #ee35cb

Monochromatic

  1. #7f5b0b
  2. #c68e11
  3. #eeb535
  4. #f4cf7c
  5. #fae9c2

Shades

#eeb535 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeb535
  2. #d6a330
  3. #be912a
  4. #a77f25
  5. #8f6d20
  6. #775b1b
  7. #5f4815
  8. #473610
  9. #30240b
  10. #181205
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeb535 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeb535
  2. #f0bc49
  3. #f1c45d
  4. #f3cb72
  5. #f5d386
  6. #f7da9a
  7. #f8e1ae
  8. #fae9c2
  9. #fcf0d7
  10. #fdf8eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeb535 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeb535
  2. #e3b03d
  3. #d8aa44
  4. #cda54c
  5. #c2a053
  6. #b79b5b
  7. #ac9562
  8. #a1906a
  9. #968b71
  10. #8b8579
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.86:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.3:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #bebebe ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d3ba9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #cdb51c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dac43b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa39c ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dbb528 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e2be39 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbab80 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeb535 {
  color: #eeb535;
}
Background
.bg-eeb535 {
  background-color: #eeb535;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeb535 {
  border: 2px solid #eeb535;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeb535;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 181 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeb535 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeb535, #cbee35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeb535 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 181 53 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.86 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.37 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.58 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.86 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.95 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.18 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.80 #114aca Inverted #bebebe Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#eeb535  rgb(238, 181, 53)  hsl(42, 84%, 57%)  Meat Brown
#356eee  rgb(53, 110, 238)  hsl(222, 84%, 57%)  Brandeis Blue
#35eeb5  rgb(53, 238, 181)  hsl(162, 84%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#b535ee  rgb(181, 53, 238)  hsl(282, 84%, 57%)  Electric Purple