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#EEBC04

#eebc04 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebc04 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 73.73% green and 1.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.01% magenta, 98.32% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.18°, with 96.69% saturation and 47.45% 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 Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.32.

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Relative luminance0.5415

Complementary

  1. #eebc04
  2. #0436ee

Split complementary

  1. #eebc04
  2. #04abee
  3. #4704ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4704
  2. #eebc04
  3. #abee04

Triadic

  1. #eebc04
  2. #04eebc
  3. #bc04ee

Tetradic

  1. #eebc04
  2. #36ee04
  3. #0436ee
  4. #bc04ee

Square

  1. #eebc04
  2. #04ee47
  3. #0436ee
  4. #ee04ab

Monochromatic

  1. #584501
  2. #a38103
  3. #eebc04
  4. #fcd443
  5. #fde58e

Shades

#eebc04 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebc04
  2. #d6a904
  3. #be9603
  4. #a78403
  5. #8f7102
  6. #775e02
  7. #5f4b02
  8. #473801
  9. #302601
  10. #181300
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebc04 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebc04
  2. #f0c31d
  3. #f1c936
  4. #f3d04f
  5. #f5d768
  6. #f7de82
  7. #f8e49b
  8. #faebb4
  9. #fcf2cd
  10. #fdf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebc04 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebc04
  2. #e3b610
  3. #d8b01d
  4. #cdaa29
  5. #c2a436
  6. #b79e42
  7. #ac984e
  8. #a1925b
  9. #968c67
  10. #8b8674
  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 #d5c09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c81e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c316 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebc04 {
  color: #eebc04;
}
Background
.bg-eebc04 {
  background-color: #eebc04;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebc04 {
  border: 2px solid #eebc04;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebc04;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 188 4;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 97% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebc04 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebc04, #abee04);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebc04 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 188 4 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.32 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.61 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.15 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.65 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.69 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.84 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.02 #1143fb Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebc04  rgb(238, 188, 4)  hsl(47, 97%, 47%)  Saffron
#0436ee  rgb(4, 54, 238)  hsl(227, 97%, 47%)  Blue
#04eebc  rgb(4, 238, 188)  hsl(167, 97%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#bc04ee  rgb(188, 4, 238)  hsl(287, 97%, 47%)  Electric Purple