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#EEBB0B

#eebb0b ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebb0b is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 73.33% green and 4.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.43% magenta, 95.38% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 46.52°, with 91.16% saturation and 48.82% 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 11.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.43.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5374

Complementary

  1. #eebb0b
  2. #0b3eee

Split complementary

  1. #eebb0b
  2. #0bafee
  3. #490bee

Analogous

  1. #ee490b
  2. #eebb0b
  3. #afee0b

Triadic

  1. #eebb0b
  2. #0beebb
  3. #bb0bee

Tetradic

  1. #eebb0b
  2. #3eee0b
  3. #0b3eee
  4. #bb0bee

Square

  1. #eebb0b
  2. #0bee49
  3. #0b3eee
  4. #ee0baf

Monochromatic

  1. #5c4804
  2. #a58208
  3. #eebb0b
  4. #f7d14f
  5. #fae498

Shades

#eebb0b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebb0b
  2. #d6a80a
  3. #be9609
  4. #a78308
  5. #8f7007
  6. #775e06
  7. #5f4b04
  8. #473803
  9. #302502
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebb0b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebb0b
  2. #f0c223
  3. #f1c93c
  4. #f3cf54
  5. #f5d66d
  6. #f7dd85
  7. #f8e49d
  8. #faebb6
  9. #fcf1ce
  10. #fdf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebb0b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebb0b
  2. #e3b517
  3. #d8af22
  4. #cda92e
  5. #c2a33a
  6. #b79e46
  7. #ac9851
  8. #a1925d
  9. #968c69
  10. #8b8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5bf9a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc720 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa99f ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c31a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb07f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebb0b {
  color: #eebb0b;
}
Background
.bg-eebb0b {
  background-color: #eebb0b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebb0b {
  border: 2px solid #eebb0b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebb0b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 187 11;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 91% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebb0b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebb0b, #afee0b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebb0b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 187 11 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.43 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.61 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.14 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.43 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.46 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.17 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.23 #1144f4 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebb0b  rgb(238, 187, 11)  hsl(47, 91%, 49%)  Saffron
#0b3eee  rgb(11, 62, 238)  hsl(227, 91%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#0beebb  rgb(11, 238, 187)  hsl(167, 91%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#bb0bee  rgb(187, 11, 238)  hsl(287, 91%, 49%)  Electric Purple