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#EEC24A

#eec24a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec24a is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 76.08% green and 29.02% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.49% magenta, 68.91% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.9°, with 82.83% saturation and 61.18% 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 12.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.62.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5726

Complementary

  1. #eec24a
  2. #4a76ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec24a
  2. #4ac8ee
  3. #704aee

Analogous

  1. #ee704a
  2. #eec24a
  3. #c8ee4a

Triadic

  1. #eec24a
  2. #4aeec2
  3. #c24aee

Tetradic

  1. #eec24a
  2. #76ee4a
  3. #4a76ee
  4. #c24aee

Square

  1. #eec24a
  2. #4aee70
  3. #4a76ee
  4. #ee4ac8

Monochromatic

  1. #916e0e
  2. #d7a314
  3. #eec24a
  4. #f5da90
  5. #fbf1d6

Shades

#eec24a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec24a
  2. #d6af43
  3. #be9b3b
  4. #a78834
  5. #8f742c
  6. #776125
  7. #5f4e1e
  8. #473a16
  9. #30270f
  10. #181307
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec24a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec24a
  2. #f0c85c
  3. #f1ce6e
  4. #f3d480
  5. #f5da92
  6. #f7e1a5
  7. #f8e7b7
  8. #faedc9
  9. #fcf3db
  10. #fdf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec24a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec24a
  2. #e3bb4f
  3. #d8b555
  4. #cdae5a
  5. #c2a860
  6. #b7a165
  7. #ac9a6a
  8. #a19470
  9. #968d75
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.69:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c5a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8c03a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2cc50 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c141 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c84d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab98d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec24a {
  color: #eec24a;
}
Background
.bg-eec24a {
  background-color: #eec24a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec24a {
  border: 2px solid #eec24a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec24a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 194 74;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec24a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec24a, #c8ee4a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec24a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 194 74 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.62 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.76 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.08 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.90 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.92 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.00 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.52 #113db5 Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec24a  rgb(238, 194, 74)  hsl(44, 83%, 61%)  Saffron
#4a76ee  rgb(74, 118, 238)  hsl(224, 83%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#4aeec2  rgb(74, 238, 194)  hsl(164, 83%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c24aee  rgb(194, 74, 238)  hsl(284, 83%, 61%)  Medium Orchid