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#EEC43E

#eec43e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec43e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 76.86% green and 24.31% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.65% magenta, 73.95% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.68°, with 83.81% saturation and 58.82% 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 12.6:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.73.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.58

Complementary

  1. #eec43e
  2. #3e68ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec43e
  2. #3ec0ee
  3. #6c3eee

Analogous

  1. #ee6c3e
  2. #eec43e
  3. #c0ee3e

Triadic

  1. #eec43e
  2. #3eeec4
  3. #c43eee

Tetradic

  1. #eec43e
  2. #68ee3e
  3. #3e68ee
  4. #c43eee

Square

  1. #eec43e
  2. #3eee6c
  3. #3e68ee
  4. #ee3ec0

Monochromatic

  1. #876a0c
  2. #cda112
  3. #eec43e
  4. #f4d984
  5. #faefcb

Shades

#eec43e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec43e
  2. #d6b038
  3. #be9d32
  4. #a7892b
  5. #8f7625
  6. #77621f
  7. #5f4e19
  8. #473b13
  9. #30270c
  10. #181406
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec43e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec43e
  2. #f0ca51
  3. #f1d065
  4. #f3d678
  5. #f5dc8b
  6. #f7e29f
  7. #f8e7b2
  8. #faedc5
  9. #fcf3d8
  10. #fdf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec43e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec43e
  2. #e3bd45
  3. #d8b64b
  4. #cdb052
  5. #c2a958
  6. #b7a25f
  7. #ac9b66
  8. #a1946c
  9. #968e73
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.67:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.6:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c7a3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac228 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4cd45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb4aa ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c332 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8ca43 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #faba8b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec43e {
  color: #eec43e;
}
Background
.bg-eec43e {
  background-color: #eec43e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec43e {
  border: 2px solid #eec43e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec43e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 196 62;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 84% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec43e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec43e, #c0ee3e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec43e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 196 62 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.73 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.32 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.54 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.41 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.57 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.36 #113bc1 Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec43e  rgb(238, 196, 62)  hsl(46, 84%, 59%)  Saffron
#3e68ee  rgb(62, 104, 238)  hsl(226, 84%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3eeec4  rgb(62, 238, 196)  hsl(166, 84%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c43eee  rgb(196, 62, 238)  hsl(286, 84%, 59%)  Medium Orchid