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#EEBF3E

#eebf3e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eebf3e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 74.9% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.75% magenta, 73.95% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.98°, with 83.81% saturation and 58.82% 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 12.16:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.05.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5579

Complementary

  1. #eebf3e
  2. #3e6dee

Split complementary

  1. #eebf3e
  2. #3ec5ee
  3. #673eee

Analogous

  1. #ee673e
  2. #eebf3e
  3. #c5ee3e

Triadic

  1. #eebf3e
  2. #3eeebf
  3. #bf3eee

Tetradic

  1. #eebf3e
  2. #6dee3e
  3. #3e6dee
  4. #bf3eee

Square

  1. #eebf3e
  2. #3eee67
  3. #3e6dee
  4. #ee3ec5

Monochromatic

  1. #87660c
  2. #cd9b12
  3. #eebf3e
  4. #f4d684
  5. #faeecb

Shades

#eebf3e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebf3e
  2. #d6ac38
  3. #be9932
  4. #a7862b
  5. #8f7325
  6. #77601f
  7. #5f4c19
  8. #473913
  9. #30260c
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebf3e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebf3e
  2. #f0c551
  3. #f1cc65
  4. #f3d278
  5. #f5d98b
  6. #f7df9f
  7. #f8e5b2
  8. #faecc5
  9. #fcf2d8
  10. #fdf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebf3e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebf3e
  2. #e3b945
  3. #d8b24b
  4. #cdac52
  5. #c2a658
  6. #b7a05f
  7. #ac9966
  8. #a1936c
  9. #968d73
  10. #8b8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.16:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c3a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5be29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0be33 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c642 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab588 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebf3e {
  color: #eebf3e;
}
Background
.bg-eebf3e {
  background-color: #eebf3e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebf3e {
  border: 2px solid #eebf3e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebf3e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 191 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 84% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebf3e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebf3e, #c5ee3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebf3e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 191 62 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.05 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.13 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.88 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.99 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.19 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.61 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.70 #1140c1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebf3e  rgb(238, 191, 62)  hsl(44, 84%, 59%)  Saffron
#3e6dee  rgb(62, 109, 238)  hsl(224, 84%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#3eeebf  rgb(62, 238, 191)  hsl(164, 84%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#bf3eee  rgb(191, 62, 238)  hsl(284, 84%, 59%)  Electric Purple