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#EEBE02

#eebe02 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebe02 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 74.51% green and 0.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.17% magenta, 99.16% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.8°, with 98.33% saturation and 47.06% 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 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.13.

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Relative luminance0.5501

Complementary

  1. #eebe02
  2. #0232ee

Split complementary

  1. #eebe02
  2. #02a8ee
  3. #4802ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4802
  2. #eebe02
  3. #a8ee02

Triadic

  1. #eebe02
  2. #02eebe
  3. #be02ee

Tetradic

  1. #eebe02
  2. #32ee02
  3. #0232ee
  4. #be02ee

Square

  1. #eebe02
  2. #02ee48
  3. #0232ee
  4. #ee02a8

Monochromatic

  1. #564501
  2. #a28101
  3. #eebe02
  4. #fdd73f
  5. #fee78b

Shades

#eebe02 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebe02
  2. #d6ab02
  3. #be9802
  4. #a78501
  5. #8f7201
  6. #775f01
  7. #5f4c01
  8. #473901
  9. #302600
  10. #181300
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebe02 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebe02
  2. #f0c51b
  3. #f1cb35
  4. #f3d24e
  5. #f5d867
  6. #f7df81
  7. #f8e59a
  8. #faecb3
  9. #fcf2cc
  10. #fdf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebe02 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebe02
  2. #e3b80f
  3. #d8b21b
  4. #cdab28
  5. #c2a534
  6. #b79f41
  7. #ac994e
  8. #a1935a
  9. #968c67
  10. #8b8673
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c19c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2c91d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c516 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb380 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebe02 {
  color: #eebe02;
}
Background
.bg-eebe02 {
  background-color: #eebe02;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebe02 {
  border: 2px solid #eebe02;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebe02;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 190 2;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 98% 47%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebe02 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebe02, #a8ee02);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebe02 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 190 2 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.13 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.78 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.17 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.28 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.76 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.06 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.07 #1141fd Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebe02  rgb(238, 190, 2)  hsl(48, 98%, 47%)  Saffron
#0232ee  rgb(2, 50, 238)  hsl(228, 98%, 47%)  Blue
#02eebe  rgb(2, 238, 190)  hsl(168, 98%, 47%)  Aquamarine
#be02ee  rgb(190, 2, 238)  hsl(288, 98%, 47%)  Electric Purple