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#EEBB28

#eebb28 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebb28 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.43% magenta, 83.19% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.55°, with 85.34% saturation and 54.51% 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 11.77:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.5387

Complementary

  1. #eebb28
  2. #285bee

Split complementary

  1. #eebb28
  2. #28beee
  3. #5828ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5828
  2. #eebb28
  3. #beee28

Triadic

  1. #eebb28
  2. #28eebb
  3. #bb28ee

Tetradic

  1. #eebb28
  2. #5bee28
  3. #285bee
  4. #bb28ee

Square

  1. #eebb28
  2. #28ee58
  3. #285bee
  4. #ee28be

Monochromatic

  1. #745809
  2. #bb8e0f
  3. #eebb28
  4. #f4d16f
  5. #f9e8b6

Shades

#eebb28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebb28
  2. #d6a824
  3. #be9620
  4. #a7831c
  5. #8f7018
  6. #775e14
  7. #5f4b10
  8. #47380c
  9. #302508
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebb28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebb28
  2. #f0c23e
  3. #f1c953
  4. #f3cf69
  5. #f5d67e
  6. #f7dd94
  7. #f8e4a9
  8. #faebbf
  9. #fcf1d4
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebb28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebb28
  2. #e3b531
  3. #d8af3a
  4. #cda942
  5. #c2a34b
  6. #b79e54
  7. #ac985d
  8. #a19266
  9. #968c6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.77:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5bf9c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d3ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc832 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffa9a1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #deba11 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c32e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb181 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebb28 {
  color: #eebb28;
}
Background
.bg-eebb28 {
  background-color: #eebb28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebb28 {
  border: 2px solid #eebb28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebb28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 187 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebb28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebb28, #beee28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebb28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 187 40 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.38 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.04 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.43 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.54 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.18 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.80 #1144d7 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebb28  rgb(238, 187, 40)  hsl(45, 85%, 55%)  Saffron
#285bee  rgb(40, 91, 238)  hsl(225, 85%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#28eebb  rgb(40, 238, 187)  hsl(165, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bb28ee  rgb(187, 40, 238)  hsl(285, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple