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#EEBE2D

#eebe2d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebe2d 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 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.17% magenta, 81.09% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.08°, with 85.02% saturation and 55.49% 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 12.04:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.51.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5519

Complementary

  1. #eebe2d
  2. #2d5dee

Split complementary

  1. #eebe2d
  2. #2dbdee
  3. #5e2dee

Analogous

  1. #ee5e2d
  2. #eebe2d
  3. #bdee2d

Triadic

  1. #eebe2d
  2. #2deebe
  3. #be2dee

Tetradic

  1. #eebe2d
  2. #5dee2d
  3. #2d5dee
  4. #be2dee

Square

  1. #eebe2d
  2. #2dee5e
  3. #2d5dee
  4. #ee2dbd

Monochromatic

  1. #785d0a
  2. #bf930f
  3. #eebe2d
  4. #f4d474
  5. #f9eabb

Shades

#eebe2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebe2d
  2. #d6ab29
  3. #be9824
  4. #a78520
  5. #8f721b
  6. #775f17
  7. #5f4c12
  8. #47390e
  9. #302609
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebe2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebe2d
  2. #f0c542
  3. #f1cb57
  4. #f3d26c
  5. #f5d881
  6. #f7df96
  7. #f8e5ab
  8. #faecc0
  9. #fcf2d5
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebe2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebe2d
  2. #e3b835
  3. #d8b23e
  4. #cdab46
  5. #c2a54e
  6. #b79f57
  7. #ac995f
  8. #a19367
  9. #968c6f
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.74:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.04:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c936 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bd1a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c533 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab484 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebe2d {
  color: #eebe2d;
}
Background
.bg-eebe2d {
  background-color: #eebe2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebe2d {
  border: 2px solid #eebe2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebe2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 190 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebe2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebe2d, #bdee2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebe2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 190 45 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.59 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.13 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.48 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.97 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.01 #1141d2 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebe2d  rgb(238, 190, 45)  hsl(45, 85%, 55%)  Saffron
#2d5dee  rgb(45, 93, 238)  hsl(225, 85%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2deebe  rgb(45, 238, 190)  hsl(165, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#be2dee  rgb(190, 45, 238)  hsl(285, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple