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#EEC429

#eec429 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec429 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 76.86% green and 16.08% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 82.77% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.21°, with 85.28% saturation and 54.71% 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 12.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.74.

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Relative luminance0.5782

Complementary

  1. #eec429
  2. #2953ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec429
  2. #29b5ee
  3. #6229ee

Analogous

  1. #ee6229
  2. #eec429
  3. #b5ee29

Triadic

  1. #eec429
  2. #29eec4
  3. #c429ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec429
  2. #53ee29
  3. #2953ee
  4. #c429ee

Square

  1. #eec429
  2. #29ee62
  3. #2953ee
  4. #ee29b5

Monochromatic

  1. #755e09
  2. #bc970f
  3. #eec429
  4. #f4d870
  5. #f9ebb7

Shades

#eec429 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec429
  2. #d6b025
  3. #be9d21
  4. #a7891d
  5. #8f7619
  6. #776215
  7. #5f4e10
  8. #473b0c
  9. #302708
  10. #181404
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec429 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec429
  2. #f0ca3e
  3. #f1d054
  4. #f3d669
  5. #f5dc7f
  6. #f7e294
  7. #f8e7a9
  8. #faedbf
  9. #fcf3d4
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec429 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec429
  2. #e3bd32
  3. #d8b63a
  4. #cdb043
  5. #c2a94c
  6. #b7a255
  7. #ac9b5d
  8. #a19466
  9. #968e6f
  10. #8b8777
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c6a1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc100 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cd35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb3a8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c20f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9ca30 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #faba88 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec429 {
  color: #eec429;
}
Background
.bg-eec429 {
  background-color: #eec429;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec429 {
  border: 2px solid #eec429;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec429;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 196 41;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 85% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec429 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec429, #b5ee29);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec429 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 196 41 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.74 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.97 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.19 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.96 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.22 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.31 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.38 #113bd6 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec429  rgb(238, 196, 41)  hsl(47, 85%, 55%)  Saffron
#2953ee  rgb(41, 83, 238)  hsl(227, 85%, 55%)  Majorelle Blue
#29eec4  rgb(41, 238, 196)  hsl(167, 85%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#c429ee  rgb(196, 41, 238)  hsl(287, 85%, 55%)  Electric Purple