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#EEC022

#eec022 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec022 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 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.33% magenta, 85.71% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 46.47°, with 85.71% saturation and 53.33% 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 12.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.36.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5599

Complementary

  1. #eec022
  2. #2250ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec022
  2. #22b6ee
  3. #5a22ee

Analogous

  1. #ee5a22
  2. #eec022
  3. #b6ee22

Triadic

  1. #eec022
  2. #22eec0
  3. #c022ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec022
  2. #50ee22
  3. #2250ee
  4. #c022ee

Square

  1. #eec022
  2. #22ee5a
  3. #2250ee
  4. #ee22b6

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5709
  2. #b6900e
  3. #eec022
  4. #f3d469
  5. #f9e8b0

Shades

#eec022 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec022
  2. #d6ad1f
  3. #be9a1b
  4. #a78618
  5. #8f7314
  6. #776011
  7. #5f4d0e
  8. #473a0a
  9. #302607
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec022 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec022
  2. #f0c638
  3. #f1cd4e
  4. #f3d364
  5. #f5d97a
  6. #f7e091
  7. #f8e6a7
  8. #faecbd
  9. #fcf2d3
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec022 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec022
  2. #e3ba2b
  3. #d8b335
  4. #cdad3e
  5. #c2a648
  6. #b7a051
  7. #ac9a5a
  8. #a19364
  9. #968d6d
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.2:1 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 #e2cb2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c62a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab684 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec022 {
  color: #eec022;
}
Background
.bg-eec022 {
  background-color: #eec022;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec022 {
  border: 2px solid #eec022;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec022;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 192 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec022 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec022, #b6ee22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec022 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 192 34 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.36 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.90 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.11 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.32 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.48 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.57 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.38 #113fdd Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec022  rgb(238, 192, 34)  hsl(46, 86%, 53%)  Saffron
#2250ee  rgb(34, 80, 238)  hsl(226, 86%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#22eec0  rgb(34, 238, 192)  hsl(166, 86%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#c022ee  rgb(192, 34, 238)  hsl(286, 86%, 53%)  Electric Purple