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#EEC63D

#eec63d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec63d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 77.65% green and 23.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.81% magenta, 74.37% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 46.44°, with 83.89% saturation and 58.63% 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 12.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.1.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.589

Complementary

  1. #eec63d
  2. #3d65ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec63d
  2. #3dbeee
  3. #6e3dee

Analogous

  1. #ee6e3d
  2. #eec63d
  3. #beee3d

Triadic

  1. #eec63d
  2. #3deec6
  3. #c63dee

Tetradic

  1. #eec63d
  2. #65ee3d
  3. #3d65ee
  4. #c63dee

Square

  1. #eec63d
  2. #3dee6e
  3. #3d65ee
  4. #ee3dbe

Monochromatic

  1. #866b0c
  2. #cda212
  3. #eec63d
  4. #f4db83
  5. #faefca

Shades

#eec63d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec63d
  2. #d6b237
  3. #be9e31
  4. #a78b2b
  5. #8f7725
  6. #77631f
  7. #5f4f18
  8. #473b12
  9. #30280c
  10. #181406
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec63d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec63d
  2. #f0cc50
  3. #f1d164
  4. #f3d777
  5. #f5dd8b
  6. #f7e39e
  7. #f8e8b1
  8. #faeec5
  9. #fcf4d8
  10. #fdf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec63d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec63d
  2. #e3bf44
  3. #d8b84a
  4. #cdb151
  5. #c2aa58
  6. #b7a35f
  7. #ac9c65
  8. #a1956c
  9. #968e73
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.64:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c8a4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc325 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf45 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ab ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c430 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cb42 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fabc8c ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec63d {
  color: #eec63d;
}
Background
.bg-eec63d {
  background-color: #eec63d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec63d {
  border: 2px solid #eec63d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec63d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 198 61;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 84% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec63d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec63d, #beee3d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec63d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 198 61 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.84 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.36 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.22 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.75 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.88 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.90 #1139c2 Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec63d  rgb(238, 198, 61)  hsl(46, 84%, 59%)  Saffron
#3d65ee  rgb(61, 101, 238)  hsl(226, 84%, 59%)  Ultramarine Blue
#3deec6  rgb(61, 238, 198)  hsl(166, 84%, 59%)  Aquamarine
#c63dee  rgb(198, 61, 238)  hsl(286, 84%, 59%)  Medium Orchid