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#EEBF2A

#eebf2a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebf2a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 74.9% green and 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.75% magenta, 82.35% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.61°, with 85.22% saturation and 54.9% 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 12.12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5561

Complementary

  1. #eebf2a
  2. #2a59ee

Split complementary

  1. #eebf2a
  2. #2abbee
  3. #5d2aee

Analogous

  1. #ee5d2a
  2. #eebf2a
  3. #bbee2a

Triadic

  1. #eebf2a
  2. #2aeebf
  3. #bf2aee

Tetradic

  1. #eebf2a
  2. #59ee2a
  3. #2a59ee
  4. #bf2aee

Square

  1. #eebf2a
  2. #2aee5d
  3. #2a59ee
  4. #ee2abb

Monochromatic

  1. #765c09
  2. #bc930f
  3. #eebf2a
  4. #f4d471
  5. #f9eab8

Shades

#eebf2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebf2a
  2. #d6ac26
  3. #be9922
  4. #a7861d
  5. #8f7319
  6. #776015
  7. #5f4c11
  8. #47390d
  9. #302608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebf2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebf2a
  2. #f0c53f
  3. #f1cc55
  4. #f3d26a
  5. #f5d97f
  6. #f7df95
  7. #f8e5aa
  8. #faecbf
  9. #fcf2d4
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebf2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebf2a
  2. #e3b933
  3. #d8b23b
  4. #cdac44
  5. #c2a64c
  6. #b7a055
  7. #ac995e
  8. #a19366
  9. #968d6f
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.12:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c29e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca34 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0be14 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c630 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab584 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebf2a {
  color: #eebf2a;
}
Background
.bg-eebf2a {
  background-color: #eebf2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebf2a {
  border: 2px solid #eebf2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebf2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 191 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebf2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebf2a, #bbee2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebf2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 191 42 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.96 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.11 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.41 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.46 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.50 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.17 #1140d5 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebf2a  rgb(238, 191, 42)  hsl(46, 85%, 55%)  Saffron
#2a59ee  rgb(42, 89, 238)  hsl(226, 85%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2aeebf  rgb(42, 238, 191)  hsl(166, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bf2aee  rgb(191, 42, 238)  hsl(286, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple