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#EEC331

#eec331 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec331 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 76.47% green and 19.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.07% magenta, 79.41% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 46.35°, with 84.75% saturation and 56.27% 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 12.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.34.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5743

Complementary

  1. #eec331
  2. #315cee

Split complementary

  1. #eec331
  2. #31baee
  3. #6431ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6431
  2. #eec331
  3. #baee31

Triadic

  1. #eec331
  2. #31eec3
  3. #c331ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec331
  2. #5cee31
  3. #315cee
  4. #c331ee

Square

  1. #eec331
  2. #31ee64
  3. #315cee
  4. #ee31ba

Monochromatic

  1. #7c620a
  2. #c29a10
  3. #eec331
  4. #f4d878
  5. #faecbe

Shades

#eec331 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec331
  2. #d6b02c
  3. #be9c27
  4. #a78922
  5. #8f751d
  6. #776219
  7. #5f4e14
  8. #473b0f
  9. #30270a
  10. #181405
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec331 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec331
  2. #f0c946
  3. #f1cf5a
  4. #f3d56f
  5. #f5db83
  6. #f7e198
  7. #f8e7ad
  8. #faedc1
  9. #fcf3d6
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec331 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec331
  2. #e3bc39
  3. #d8b641
  4. #cdaf49
  5. #c2a851
  6. #b7a259
  7. #ac9b60
  8. #a19468
  9. #968d70
  10. #8b8778
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.68:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c7c7c7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c6a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac009 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd3b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb2a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c11f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c937 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab988 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec331 {
  color: #eec331;
}
Background
.bg-eec331 {
  background-color: #eec331;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec331 {
  border: 2px solid #eec331;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec331;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 195 49;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 85% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec331 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec331, #baee31);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec331 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 195 49 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.34 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.63 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.13 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.74 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.85 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.09 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.86 #113cce Inverted #c7c7c7 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec331  rgb(238, 195, 49)  hsl(46, 85%, 56%)  Saffron
#315cee  rgb(49, 92, 238)  hsl(226, 85%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#31eec3  rgb(49, 238, 195)  hsl(166, 85%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c331ee  rgb(195, 49, 238)  hsl(286, 85%, 56%)  Electric Purple