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#EEC137

#eec137 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec137 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 75.69% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.91% magenta, 76.89% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.25°, with 84.33% saturation and 57.45% 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 12.32:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.29.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5659

Complementary

  1. #eec137
  2. #3764ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec137
  2. #37bfee
  3. #6637ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6637
  2. #eec137
  3. #bfee37

Triadic

  1. #eec137
  2. #37eec1
  3. #c137ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec137
  2. #64ee37
  3. #3764ee
  4. #c137ee

Square

  1. #eec137
  2. #37ee66
  3. #3764ee
  4. #ee37bf

Monochromatic

  1. #81640b
  2. #c89b11
  3. #eec137
  4. #f4d77e
  5. #faedc4

Shades

#eec137 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec137
  2. #d6ae32
  3. #be9a2c
  4. #a78727
  5. #8f7421
  6. #77611c
  7. #5f4d16
  8. #473a11
  9. #30270b
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec137 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec137
  2. #f0c74b
  3. #f1cd5f
  4. #f3d473
  5. #f5da87
  6. #f7e09b
  7. #f8e6af
  8. #faecc3
  9. #fcf3d7
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec137 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec137
  2. #e3bb3e
  3. #d8b446
  4. #cdae4d
  5. #c2a754
  6. #b7a15c
  7. #ac9a63
  8. #a1946a
  9. #968d71
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.32:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c4a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8bf1b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cb3f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb0a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c029 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c73c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab788 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec137 {
  color: #eec137;
}
Background
.bg-eec137 {
  background-color: #eec137;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec137 {
  border: 2px solid #eec137;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec137;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 193 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec137 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec137, #bfee37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec137 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 193 55 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.29 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.88 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.33 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.57 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.72 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.96 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.74 #113ec8 Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec137  rgb(238, 193, 55)  hsl(45, 84%, 57%)  Saffron
#3764ee  rgb(55, 100, 238)  hsl(225, 84%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#37eec1  rgb(55, 238, 193)  hsl(165, 84%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#c137ee  rgb(193, 55, 238)  hsl(285, 84%, 57%)  Electric Purple