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#EEBD2E

#eebd2e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebd2e 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 18.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.59% magenta, 80.67% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.69°, with 84.96% saturation and 55.69% 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 11.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.79.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5477

Complementary

  1. #eebd2e
  2. #2e5fee

Split complementary

  1. #eebd2e
  2. #2ebfee
  3. #5d2eee

Analogous

  1. #ee5d2e
  2. #eebd2e
  3. #bfee2e

Triadic

  1. #eebd2e
  2. #2eeebd
  3. #bd2eee

Tetradic

  1. #eebd2e
  2. #5fee2e
  3. #2e5fee
  4. #bd2eee

Square

  1. #eebd2e
  2. #2eee5d
  3. #2e5fee
  4. #ee2ebf

Monochromatic

  1. #795d0a
  2. #c09310
  3. #eebd2e
  4. #f4d375
  5. #faeabc

Shades

#eebd2e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebd2e
  2. #d6aa29
  3. #be9725
  4. #a78420
  5. #8f711c
  6. #775f17
  7. #5f4c12
  8. #47390e
  9. #302609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebd2e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebd2e
  2. #f0c443
  3. #f1ca58
  4. #f3d16d
  5. #f5d782
  6. #f7de97
  7. #f8e5ab
  8. #faebc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebd2e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebd2e
  2. #e3b736
  3. #d8b13e
  4. #cdab47
  5. #c2a54f
  6. #b79f57
  7. #ac985f
  8. #a19267
  9. #968c70
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c19e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bc03 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c937 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbc1c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c434 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab384 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebd2e {
  color: #eebd2e;
}
Background
.bg-eebd2e {
  background-color: #eebd2e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebd2e {
  border: 2px solid #eebd2e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebd2e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 189 46;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebd2e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebd2e, #bfee2e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebd2e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 189 46 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.79 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.35 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.16 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.51 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.81 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.87 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.36 #1142d1 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebd2e  rgb(238, 189, 46)  hsl(45, 85%, 56%)  Saffron
#2e5fee  rgb(46, 95, 238)  hsl(225, 85%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2eeebd  rgb(46, 238, 189)  hsl(165, 85%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#bd2eee  rgb(189, 46, 238)  hsl(285, 85%, 56%)  Electric Purple