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#EEBE26

#eebe26 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebe26 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 14.9% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.17% magenta, 84.03% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.6°, with 85.47% saturation and 54.12% 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 12.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.49.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5514

Complementary

  1. #eebe26
  2. #2656ee

Split complementary

  1. #eebe26
  2. #26baee
  3. #5a26ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5a26
  2. #eebe26
  3. #baee26

Triadic

  1. #eebe26
  2. #26eebe
  3. #be26ee

Tetradic

  1. #eebe26
  2. #56ee26
  3. #2656ee
  4. #be26ee

Square

  1. #eebe26
  2. #26ee5a
  3. #2656ee
  4. #ee26ba

Monochromatic

  1. #725909
  2. #b9900e
  3. #eebe26
  4. #f4d36d
  5. #f9e9b4

Shades

#eebe26 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebe26
  2. #d6ab22
  3. #be981e
  4. #a7851b
  5. #8f7217
  6. #775f13
  7. #5f4c0f
  8. #47390b
  9. #302608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebe26 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebe26
  2. #f0c53c
  3. #f1cb51
  4. #f3d267
  5. #f5d87d
  6. #f7df93
  7. #f8e5a8
  8. #faecbe
  9. #fcf2d4
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebe26 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebe26
  2. #e3b82f
  3. #d8b238
  4. #cdab41
  5. #c2a54a
  6. #b79f53
  7. #ac995c
  8. #a19365
  9. #968c6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c29d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c931 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bd0a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c52d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebe26 {
  color: #eebe26;
}
Background
.bg-eebe26 {
  background-color: #eebe26;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebe26 {
  border: 2px solid #eebe26;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebe26;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 190 38;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebe26 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebe26, #baee26);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebe26 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 190 38 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.49 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.93 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.95 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.34 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.55 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.69 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.95 #1141d9 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebe26  rgb(238, 190, 38)  hsl(46, 85%, 54%)  Saffron
#2656ee  rgb(38, 86, 238)  hsl(226, 85%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#26eebe  rgb(38, 238, 190)  hsl(166, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#be26ee  rgb(190, 38, 238)  hsl(286, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple