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#EEC01C

#eec01c ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec01c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.33% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 46.86°, with 86.07% saturation and 52.16% 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 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.53.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5596

Complementary

  1. #eec01c
  2. #1c4aee

Split complementary

  1. #eec01c
  2. #1cb3ee
  3. #571cee

Analogous

  1. #ee571c
  2. #eec01c
  3. #b3ee1c

Triadic

  1. #eec01c
  2. #1ceec0
  3. #c01cee

Tetradic

  1. #eec01c
  2. #4aee1c
  3. #1c4aee
  4. #c01cee

Square

  1. #eec01c
  2. #1cee57
  3. #1c4aee
  4. #ee1cb3

Monochromatic

  1. #695408
  2. #b08d0d
  3. #eec01c
  4. #f3d463
  5. #f9e8aa

Shades

#eec01c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec01c
  2. #d6ad19
  3. #be9a16
  4. #a78614
  5. #8f7311
  6. #77600e
  7. #5f4d0b
  8. #473a08
  9. #302606
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec01c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec01c
  2. #f0c633
  3. #f1cd49
  4. #f3d360
  5. #f5d977
  6. #f7e08e
  7. #f8e6a4
  8. #faecbb
  9. #fcf2d2
  10. #fdf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec01c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec01c
  2. #e3ba26
  3. #d8b330
  4. #cdad3a
  5. #c2a644
  6. #b7a04e
  7. #ac9a58
  8. #a19362
  9. #968d6c
  10. #8b8676
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c39e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c625 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb683 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec01c {
  color: #eec01c;
}
Background
.bg-eec01c {
  background-color: #eec01c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec01c {
  border: 2px solid #eec01c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec01c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 192 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec01c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec01c, #b3ee1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec01c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 192 28 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.53 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.75 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.07 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.37 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.47 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.81 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.40 #113fe3 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec01c  rgb(238, 192, 28)  hsl(47, 86%, 52%)  Saffron
#1c4aee  rgb(28, 74, 238)  hsl(227, 86%, 52%)  Iris
#1ceec0  rgb(28, 238, 192)  hsl(167, 86%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#c01cee  rgb(192, 28, 238)  hsl(287, 86%, 52%)  Electric Purple