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#EEC03E

#eec03e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec03e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 75.29% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.33% magenta, 73.95% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.32°, 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 12.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5622

Complementary

  1. #eec03e
  2. #3e6cee

Split complementary

  1. #eec03e
  2. #3ec4ee
  3. #683eee

Analogous

  1. #ee683e
  2. #eec03e
  3. #c4ee3e

Triadic

  1. #eec03e
  2. #3eeec0
  3. #c03eee

Tetradic

  1. #eec03e
  2. #6cee3e
  3. #3e6cee
  4. #c03eee

Square

  1. #eec03e
  2. #3eee68
  3. #3e6cee
  4. #ee3ec4

Monochromatic

  1. #87670c
  2. #cd9c12
  3. #eec03e
  4. #f4d784
  5. #faeecb

Shades

#eec03e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec03e
  2. #d6ad38
  3. #be9a32
  4. #a7862b
  5. #8f7325
  6. #77601f
  7. #5f4d19
  8. #473a13
  9. #30260c
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec03e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec03e
  2. #f0c651
  3. #f1cd65
  4. #f3d378
  5. #f5d98b
  6. #f7e09f
  7. #f8e6b2
  8. #faecc5
  9. #fcf2d8
  10. #fdf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec03e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec03e
  2. #e3ba45
  3. #d8b34b
  4. #cdad52
  5. #c2a658
  6. #b7a05f
  7. #ac9a66
  8. #a1936c
  9. #968d73
  10. #8b8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c3a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6be29 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafa6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bf32 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c742 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab689 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec03e {
  color: #eec03e;
}
Background
.bg-eec03e {
  background-color: #eec03e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec03e {
  border: 2px solid #eec03e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec03e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 192 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 84% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec03e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec03e, #c4ee3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec03e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 192 62 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.84 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.36 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.70 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.00 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.20 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.39 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.75 #113fc1 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec03e  rgb(238, 192, 62)  hsl(44, 84%, 59%)  Saffron
#3e6cee  rgb(62, 108, 238)  hsl(224, 84%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#3eeec0  rgb(62, 238, 192)  hsl(164, 84%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c03eee  rgb(192, 62, 238)  hsl(284, 84%, 59%)  Electric Purple