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#EEBE22

#eebe22 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebe22 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.17% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.88°, with 85.71% saturation and 53.33% 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 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.53.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5512

Complementary

  1. #eebe22
  2. #2252ee

Split complementary

  1. #eebe22
  2. #22b8ee
  3. #5822ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5822
  2. #eebe22
  3. #b8ee22

Triadic

  1. #eebe22
  2. #22eebe
  3. #be22ee

Tetradic

  1. #eebe22
  2. #52ee22
  3. #2252ee
  4. #be22ee

Square

  1. #eebe22
  2. #22ee58
  3. #2252ee
  4. #ee22b8

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5609
  2. #b68e0e
  3. #eebe22
  4. #f3d369
  5. #f9e8b0

Shades

#eebe22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebe22
  2. #d6ab1f
  3. #be981b
  4. #a78518
  5. #8f7214
  6. #775f11
  7. #5f4c0e
  8. #47390a
  9. #302607
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebe22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebe22
  2. #f0c538
  3. #f1cb4e
  4. #f3d264
  5. #f5d87a
  6. #f7df91
  7. #f8e5a7
  8. #faecbd
  9. #fcf2d3
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebe22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebe22
  2. #e3b82b
  3. #d8b235
  4. #cdab3e
  5. #c2a548
  6. #b79f51
  7. #ac995a
  8. #a19364
  9. #968c6d
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c92e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bd00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c52a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebe22 {
  color: #eebe22;
}
Background
.bg-eebe22 {
  background-color: #eebe22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebe22 {
  border: 2px solid #eebe22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebe22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 190 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebe22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebe22, #b8ee22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebe22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 190 34 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.53 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.87 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.12 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.29 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.56 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.94 #1141dd Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebe22  rgb(238, 190, 34)  hsl(46, 86%, 53%)  Saffron
#2252ee  rgb(34, 82, 238)  hsl(226, 86%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#22eebe  rgb(34, 238, 190)  hsl(166, 86%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#be22ee  rgb(190, 34, 238)  hsl(286, 86%, 53%)  Electric Purple