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#EEC75E

#eec75e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec75e 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 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.39% magenta, 60.5% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.75°, with 80.9% saturation and 65.1% 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 12.97:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 4.53.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.5983

Complementary

  1. #eec75e
  2. #5e85ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec75e
  2. #5ecdee
  3. #7f5eee

Analogous

  1. #ee7f5e
  2. #eec75e
  3. #cdee5e

Triadic

  1. #eec75e
  2. #5eeec7
  3. #c75eee

Tetradic

  1. #eec75e
  2. #85ee5e
  3. #5e85ee
  4. #c75eee

Square

  1. #eec75e
  2. #5eee7f
  3. #5e85ee
  4. #ee5ecd

Monochromatic

  1. #a27b11
  2. #e7af19
  3. #eec75e
  4. #f5dfa3
  5. #fdf7e8

Shades

#eec75e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec75e
  2. #d6b355
  3. #be9f4b
  4. #a78b42
  5. #8f7738
  6. #77642f
  7. #5f5026
  8. #473c1c
  9. #302813
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec75e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec75e
  2. #f0cd6e
  3. #f1d27e
  4. #f3d88e
  5. #f5dd9e
  6. #f7e3af
  7. #f8e9bf
  8. #faeecf
  9. #fcf4df
  10. #fdf9ef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec75e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec75e
  2. #e3c061
  3. #d8b965
  4. #cdb268
  5. #c2ab6c
  6. #b7a46f
  7. #ac9c72
  8. #a19576
  9. #968e79
  10. #8b877d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.62:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.97:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacaaa ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dbc553 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5d062 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8b0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c658 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8cc61 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9be96 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec75e {
  color: #eec75e;
}
Background
.bg-eec75e {
  background-color: #eec75e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec75e {
  border: 2px solid #eec75e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec75e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 199 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 81% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec75e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec75e, #cdee5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec75e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 199 94 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.56 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.26 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.35 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.57 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 6.11 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 6.20 #1138a1 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec75e  rgb(238, 199, 94)  hsl(44, 81%, 65%)  Saffron
#5e85ee  rgb(94, 133, 238)  hsl(224, 81%, 65%)  United Nations Blue
#5eeec7  rgb(94, 238, 199)  hsl(164, 81%, 65%)  Aquamarine
#c75eee  rgb(199, 94, 238)  hsl(284, 81%, 65%)  Medium Orchid