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#EEC349

#eec349 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec349 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 28.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.07% magenta, 69.33% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.36°, with 82.91% saturation and 60.98% 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 12.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.44.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5769

Complementary

  1. #eec349
  2. #4974ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec349
  2. #49c7ee
  3. #7049ee

Analogous

  1. #ee7049
  2. #eec349
  3. #c7ee49

Triadic

  1. #eec349
  2. #49eec3
  3. #c349ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec349
  2. #74ee49
  3. #4974ee
  4. #c349ee

Square

  1. #eec349
  2. #49ee70
  3. #4974ee
  4. #ee49c7

Monochromatic

  1. #906e0e
  2. #d6a414
  3. #eec349
  4. #f5da8f
  5. #fbf1d5

Shades

#eec349 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec349
  2. #d6b042
  3. #be9c3a
  4. #a78933
  5. #8f752c
  6. #776225
  7. #5f4e1d
  8. #473b16
  9. #30270f
  10. #181407
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec349 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec349
  2. #f0c95b
  3. #f1cf6d
  4. #f3d580
  5. #f5db92
  6. #f7e1a4
  7. #f8e7b6
  8. #faedc8
  9. #fcf3db
  10. #fdf9ed
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec349 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec349
  2. #e3bc4f
  3. #d8b654
  4. #cdaf5a
  5. #c2a85f
  6. #b7a265
  7. #ac9b6a
  8. #a19470
  9. #968d75
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c6a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c139 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd4f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c240 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8c94d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #faba8d ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec349 {
  color: #eec349;
}
Background
.bg-eec349 {
  background-color: #eec349;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec349 {
  border: 2px solid #eec349;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec349;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 195 73;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 83% 61%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec349 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec349, #c7ee49);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec349 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 195 73 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.44 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.02 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.89 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.56 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.88 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.99 #d4af37 Metallic Gold ΔE 5.62 #113cb6 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec349  rgb(238, 195, 73)  hsl(44, 83%, 61%)  Saffron
#4974ee  rgb(73, 116, 238)  hsl(224, 83%, 61%)  Brandeis Blue
#49eec3  rgb(73, 238, 195)  hsl(164, 83%, 61%)  Aquamarine
#c349ee  rgb(195, 73, 238)  hsl(284, 83%, 61%)  Medium Orchid