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#EEBB45

#eebb45 ≈ Meat Brown

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eebb45 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 73.33% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.43% magenta, 71.01% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 41.89°, with 83.25% saturation and 60.2% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Meat Brown (#e5b73b), ΔE 2.06.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5415

Complementary

  1. #eebb45
  2. #4578ee

Split complementary

  1. #eebb45
  2. #45cdee
  3. #6745ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6745
  2. #eebb45
  3. #cdee45

Triadic

  1. #eebb45
  2. #45eebb
  3. #bb45ee

Tetradic

  1. #eebb45
  2. #78ee45
  3. #4578ee
  4. #bb45ee

Square

  1. #eebb45
  2. #45ee67
  3. #4578ee
  4. #ee45cd

Monochromatic

  1. #8d660d
  2. #d39913
  3. #eebb45
  4. #f4d58b
  5. #fbeed1

Shades

#eebb45 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebb45
  2. #d6a83e
  3. #be9637
  4. #a78330
  5. #8f7029
  6. #775e23
  7. #5f4b1c
  8. #473815
  9. #30250e
  10. #181307
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebb45 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebb45
  2. #f0c258
  3. #f1c96a
  4. #f3cf7d
  5. #f5d68f
  6. #f7dda2
  7. #f8e4b5
  8. #faebc7
  9. #fcf1da
  10. #fdf8ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebb45 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebb45
  2. #e3b54b
  3. #d8af51
  4. #cda957
  5. #c2a35d
  6. #b79e63
  7. #ac9868
  8. #a1926e
  9. #968c74
  10. #8b867a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5bf9f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d2bb35 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dec84a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ddbb3c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e4c348 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab187 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebb45 {
  color: #eebb45;
}
Background
.bg-eebb45 {
  background-color: #eebb45;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebb45 {
  border: 2px solid #eebb45;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebb45;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 187 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 83% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebb45 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebb45, #cdee45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebb45 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 187 69 / 0.35);
}

#e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.06 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.83 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.85 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.92 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.07 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.31 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.38 #1144ba Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Meat Brown
#eebb45  rgb(238, 187, 69)  hsl(42, 83%, 60%)  Meat Brown
#4578ee  rgb(69, 120, 238)  hsl(222, 83%, 60%)  Brandeis Blue
#45eebb  rgb(69, 238, 187)  hsl(162, 83%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#bb45ee  rgb(187, 69, 238)  hsl(282, 83%, 60%)  Medium Orchid