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#EEC11F

#eec11f ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec11f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 75.69% green and 12.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.91% magenta, 86.97% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 46.96°, with 85.89% saturation and 52.75% 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 12.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.5.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5642

Complementary

  1. #eec11f
  2. #1f4cee

Split complementary

  1. #eec11f
  2. #1fb3ee
  3. #5a1fee

Analogous

  1. #ee5a1f
  2. #eec11f
  3. #b3ee1f

Triadic

  1. #eec11f
  2. #1feec1
  3. #c11fee

Tetradic

  1. #eec11f
  2. #4cee1f
  3. #1f4cee
  4. #c11fee

Square

  1. #eec11f
  2. #1fee5a
  3. #1f4cee
  4. #ee1fb3

Monochromatic

  1. #6c5608
  2. #b38f0e
  3. #eec11f
  4. #f3d566
  5. #f9e8ad

Shades

#eec11f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec11f
  2. #d6ae1c
  3. #be9a19
  4. #a78716
  5. #8f7413
  6. #776110
  7. #5f4d0c
  8. #473a09
  9. #302706
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec11f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec11f
  2. #f0c735
  3. #f1cd4c
  4. #f3d462
  5. #f5da79
  6. #f7e08f
  7. #f8e6a5
  8. #faecbc
  9. #fcf3d2
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec11f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec11f
  2. #e3bb29
  3. #d8b432
  4. #cdae3c
  5. #c2a746
  6. #b7a150
  7. #ac9a59
  8. #a19463
  9. #968d6d
  10. #8b8776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.71:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c49e ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb2d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c000 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c728 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab784 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec11f {
  color: #eec11f;
}
Background
.bg-eec11f {
  background-color: #eec11f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec11f {
  border: 2px solid #eec11f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec11f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 193 31;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 86% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec11f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec11f, #b3ee1f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec11f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 193 31 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.50 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.50 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.26 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.28 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.62 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.94 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.64 #113ee0 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec11f  rgb(238, 193, 31)  hsl(47, 86%, 53%)  Saffron
#1f4cee  rgb(31, 76, 238)  hsl(227, 86%, 53%)  Iris
#1feec1  rgb(31, 238, 193)  hsl(167, 86%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#c11fee  rgb(193, 31, 238)  hsl(287, 86%, 53%)  Electric Purple