ColorTool
Log in
#EEBC0D

#eebc0d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
Check contrast Explore in graph Random color

#eebc0d 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 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.01% magenta, 94.54% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 46.67°, with 89.64% saturation and 49.22% 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 2.21.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

HEX
RGB
RGB percent
CMY
CMYK
HSL
HSV / HSB
Web safe#ffcc00
CIE-LAB
XYZ
xyY
CIE-LCH
CIE-LUV
Hunter-Lab
OKLab
Binary
Decimal
Relative luminance0.5417

Complementary

  1. #eebc0d
  2. #0d3fee

Split complementary

  1. #eebc0d
  2. #0db0ee
  3. #4c0dee

Analogous

  1. #ee4c0d
  2. #eebc0d
  3. #b0ee0d

Triadic

  1. #eebc0d
  2. #0deebc
  3. #bc0dee

Tetradic

  1. #eebc0d
  2. #3fee0d
  3. #0d3fee
  4. #bc0dee

Square

  1. #eebc0d
  2. #0dee4c
  3. #0d3fee
  4. #ee0db0

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4905
  2. #a58309
  3. #eebc0d
  4. #f6d152
  5. #fae49b

Shades

#eebc0d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebc0d
  2. #d6a90c
  3. #be960a
  4. #a78409
  5. #8f7108
  6. #775e07
  7. #5f4b05
  8. #473804
  9. #302603
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebc0d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebc0d
  2. #f0c325
  3. #f1c93d
  4. #f3d056
  5. #f5d76e
  6. #f7de86
  7. #f8e49e
  8. #faebb6
  9. #fcf2cf
  10. #fdf8e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebc0d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebc0d
  2. #e3b619
  3. #d8b024
  4. #cdaa30
  5. #c2a43b
  6. #b79e47
  7. #ac9852
  8. #a1925e
  9. #968c69
  10. #8b8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c821 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c31b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
Simulate on your own image

Text in this color

Background in this color

Border in this color

Text color
.text-eebc0d {
  color: #eebc0d;
}
Background
.bg-eebc0d {
  background-color: #eebc0d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebc0d {
  border: 2px solid #eebc0d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebc0d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 188 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebc0d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebc0d, #b0ee0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebc0d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 188 13 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.21 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.62 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.14 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.51 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.61 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.90 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.98 #1143f2 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebc0d  rgb(238, 188, 13)  hsl(47, 90%, 49%)  Saffron
#0d3fee  rgb(13, 63, 238)  hsl(227, 90%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#0deebc  rgb(13, 238, 188)  hsl(167, 90%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#bc0dee  rgb(188, 13, 238)  hsl(287, 90%, 49%)  Electric Purple