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#EEC140

#eec140 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec140 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 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.91% magenta, 73.11% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.48°, with 83.65% saturation and 59.22% 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 12.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.84.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5669

Complementary

  1. #eec140
  2. #406dee

Split complementary

  1. #eec140
  2. #40c4ee
  3. #6a40ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6a40
  2. #eec140
  3. #c4ee40

Triadic

  1. #eec140
  2. #40eec1
  3. #c140ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec140
  2. #6dee40
  3. #406dee
  4. #c140ee

Square

  1. #eec140
  2. #40ee6a
  3. #406dee
  4. #ee40c4

Monochromatic

  1. #89690c
  2. #cf9e12
  3. #eec140
  4. #f4d886
  5. #fbefcd

Shades

#eec140 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec140
  2. #d6ae3a
  3. #be9a33
  4. #a7872d
  5. #8f7426
  6. #776120
  7. #5f4d1a
  8. #473a13
  9. #30270d
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec140 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec140
  2. #f0c753
  3. #f1cd66
  4. #f3d479
  5. #f5da8c
  6. #f7e0a0
  7. #f8e6b3
  8. #faecc6
  9. #fcf3d9
  10. #fdf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec140 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec140
  2. #e3bb46
  3. #d8b44d
  4. #cdae53
  5. #c2a75a
  6. #b7a160
  7. #ac9a66
  8. #a1946d
  9. #968d73
  10. #8b877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.7:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c6c6c6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c4a2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7bf2c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc47 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb1a7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c035 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c744 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab78a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec140 {
  color: #eec140;
}
Background
.bg-eec140 {
  background-color: #eec140;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec140 {
  border: 2px solid #eec140;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec140;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 193 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 84% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec140 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec140, #c4ee40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec140 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 193 64 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.84 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.57 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.63 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.17 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.25 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.35 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.98 #113ebf Inverted #c6c6c6 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec140  rgb(238, 193, 64)  hsl(44, 84%, 59%)  Saffron
#406dee  rgb(64, 109, 238)  hsl(224, 84%, 59%)  Royal Blue
#40eec1  rgb(64, 238, 193)  hsl(164, 84%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c140ee  rgb(193, 64, 238)  hsl(284, 84%, 59%)  Medium Orchid