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#EEBD18

#eebd18 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebd18 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 74.12% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.59% magenta, 89.92% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 46.26°, 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 11.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.87.

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Relative luminance0.5464

Complementary

  1. #eebd18
  2. #1849ee

Split complementary

  1. #eebd18
  2. #18b4ee
  3. #5218ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5218
  2. #eebd18
  3. #b4ee18

Triadic

  1. #eebd18
  2. #18eebd
  3. #bd18ee

Tetradic

  1. #eebd18
  2. #49ee18
  3. #1849ee
  4. #bd18ee

Square

  1. #eebd18
  2. #18ee52
  3. #1849ee
  4. #ee18b4

Monochromatic

  1. #665007
  2. #ad880d
  3. #eebd18
  4. #f3d15f
  5. #f8e6a7

Shades

#eebd18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebd18
  2. #d6aa16
  3. #be9713
  4. #a78411
  5. #8f710e
  6. #775f0c
  7. #5f4c0a
  8. #473907
  9. #302605
  10. #181302
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebd18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebd18
  2. #f0c42f
  3. #f1ca46
  4. #f3d15d
  5. #f5d774
  6. #f7de8c
  7. #f8e5a3
  8. #faebba
  9. #fcf2d1
  10. #fdf8e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebd18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebd18
  2. #e3b722
  3. #d8b12d
  4. #cdab37
  5. #c2a542
  6. #b79f4c
  7. #ac9856
  8. #a19261
  9. #968c6b
  10. #8b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c927 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbc00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c422 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb381 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebd18 {
  color: #eebd18;
}
Background
.bg-eebd18 {
  background-color: #eebd18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebd18 {
  border: 2px solid #eebd18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebd18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 189 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebd18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebd18, #b4ee18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebd18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 189 24 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.87 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.70 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.18 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.34 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.69 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.75 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.76 #1142e7 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebd18  rgb(238, 189, 24)  hsl(46, 86%, 51%)  Saffron
#1849ee  rgb(24, 73, 238)  hsl(226, 86%, 51%)  Iris
#18eebd  rgb(24, 238, 189)  hsl(166, 86%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#bd18ee  rgb(189, 24, 238)  hsl(286, 86%, 51%)  Electric Purple