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#EEC757

#eec757 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec757 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 78.04% green and 34.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.39% magenta, 63.45% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 44.5°, with 81.62% saturation and 63.73% 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 12.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.8.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.5971

Complementary

  1. #eec757
  2. #577eee

Split complementary

  1. #eec757
  2. #57caee
  3. #7c57ee

Analogous

  1. #ee7c57
  2. #eec757
  3. #caee57

Triadic

  1. #eec757
  2. #57eec7
  3. #c757ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec757
  2. #7eee57
  3. #577eee
  4. #c757ee

Square

  1. #eec757
  2. #57ee7c
  3. #577eee
  4. #ee57ca

Monochromatic

  1. #9c7810
  2. #e2ad17
  3. #eec757
  4. #f5de9c
  5. #fcf5e2

Shades

#eec757 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec757
  2. #d6b34e
  3. #be9f46
  4. #a78b3d
  5. #8f7734
  6. #77642c
  7. #5f5023
  8. #473c1a
  9. #302811
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec757 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec757
  2. #f0cd68
  3. #f1d279
  4. #f3d889
  5. #f5dd9a
  6. #f7e3ab
  7. #f8e9bc
  8. #faeecd
  9. #fcf4dd
  10. #fdf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec757 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec757
  2. #e3c05b
  3. #d8b95f
  4. #cdb263
  5. #c2ab67
  6. #b7a46c
  7. #ac9c70
  8. #a19574
  9. #968e78
  10. #8b877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dac9a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc54b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d05c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8af ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c650 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cc5a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9be94 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec757 {
  color: #eec757;
}
Background
.bg-eec757 {
  background-color: #eec757;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec757 {
  border: 2px solid #eec757;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec757;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 199 87;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 82% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec757 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec757, #caee57);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec757 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 199 87 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.80 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.28 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.70 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.88 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.11 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.32 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.28 #1138a8 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec757  rgb(238, 199, 87)  hsl(45, 82%, 64%)  Saffron
#577eee  rgb(87, 126, 238)  hsl(225, 82%, 64%)  Brandeis Blue
#57eec7  rgb(87, 238, 199)  hsl(165, 82%, 64%)  Aquamarine
#c757ee  rgb(199, 87, 238)  hsl(285, 82%, 64%)  Medium Orchid