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#EEBB18

#eebb18 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebb18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.43% magenta, 89.92% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.7°, with 86.29% saturation and 51.37% 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 11.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.3.

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Relative luminance0.5378

Complementary

  1. #eebb18
  2. #184bee

Split complementary

  1. #eebb18
  2. #18b6ee
  3. #5018ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5018
  2. #eebb18
  3. #b6ee18

Triadic

  1. #eebb18
  2. #18eebb
  3. #bb18ee

Tetradic

  1. #eebb18
  2. #4bee18
  3. #184bee
  4. #bb18ee

Square

  1. #eebb18
  2. #18ee50
  3. #184bee
  4. #ee18b6

Monochromatic

  1. #664f07
  2. #ad870d
  3. #eebb18
  4. #f3d05f
  5. #f8e5a7

Shades

#eebb18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebb18
  2. #d6a816
  3. #be9613
  4. #a78311
  5. #8f700e
  6. #775e0c
  7. #5f4b0a
  8. #473807
  9. #302505
  10. #181302
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebb18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebb18
  2. #f0c22f
  3. #f1c946
  4. #f3cf5d
  5. #f5d674
  6. #f7dd8c
  7. #f8e4a3
  8. #faebba
  9. #fcf1d1
  10. #fdf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebb18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebb18
  2. #e3b522
  3. #d8af2d
  4. #cda937
  5. #c2a342
  6. #b79e4c
  7. #ac9856
  8. #a19261
  9. #968c6b
  10. #8b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.79:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5bf9b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc727 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deba00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c322 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb07f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebb18 {
  color: #eebb18;
}
Background
.bg-eebb18 {
  background-color: #eebb18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebb18 {
  border: 2px solid #eebb18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebb18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 187 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebb18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebb18, #b6ee18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebb18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 187 24 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.30 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.06 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.18 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.43 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.12 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.38 #1144e7 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebb18  rgb(238, 187, 24)  hsl(46, 86%, 51%)  Saffron
#184bee  rgb(24, 75, 238)  hsl(226, 86%, 51%)  Iris
#18eebb  rgb(24, 238, 187)  hsl(166, 86%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#bb18ee  rgb(187, 24, 238)  hsl(286, 86%, 51%)  Electric Purple