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#EEC006

#eec006 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec006 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 75.29% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.33% magenta, 97.48% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 48.1°, with 95.08% saturation and 47.84% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.06.

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Relative luminance0.5589

Complementary

  1. #eec006
  2. #0634ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec006
  2. #06a8ee
  3. #4c06ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4c06
  2. #eec006
  3. #a8ee06

Triadic

  1. #eec006
  2. #06eec0
  3. #c006ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec006
  2. #34ee06
  3. #0634ee
  4. #c006ee

Square

  1. #eec006
  2. #06ee4c
  3. #0634ee
  4. #ee06a8

Monochromatic

  1. #594802
  2. #a38404
  3. #eec006
  4. #fad746
  5. #fce791

Shades

#eec006 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec006
  2. #d6ad05
  3. #be9a05
  4. #a78604
  5. #8f7304
  6. #776003
  7. #5f4d02
  8. #473a02
  9. #302601
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec006 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec006
  2. #f0c61f
  3. #f1cd38
  4. #f3d351
  5. #f5d96a
  6. #f7e083
  7. #f8e69b
  8. #faecb4
  9. #fcf2cd
  10. #fdf9e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec006 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec006
  2. #e3ba12
  3. #d8b31e
  4. #cdad2b
  5. #c2a637
  6. #b7a043
  7. #ac9a4f
  8. #a1935b
  9. #968d68
  10. #8b8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c39d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb20 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c618 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec006 {
  color: #eec006;
}
Background
.bg-eec006 {
  background-color: #eec006;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec006 {
  border: 2px solid #eec006;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec006;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 192 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec006 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec006, #a8ee06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec006 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 192 6 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.06 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.54 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.10 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.53 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.58 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.39 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.52 #113ff9 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec006  rgb(238, 192, 6)  hsl(48, 95%, 48%)  Saffron
#0634ee  rgb(6, 52, 238)  hsl(228, 95%, 48%)  Blue
#06eec0  rgb(6, 238, 192)  hsl(168, 95%, 48%)  Aquamarine
#c006ee  rgb(192, 6, 238)  hsl(288, 95%, 48%)  Electric Purple