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#EEC91C

#eec91c ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec91c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 78.82% green and 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 15.55% magenta, 88.24% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 49.43°, with 86.07% saturation and 52.16% 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 13.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.32.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6003

Complementary

  1. #eec91c
  2. #1c41ee

Split complementary

  1. #eec91c
  2. #1caaee
  3. #601cee

Analogous

  1. #ee601c
  2. #eec91c
  3. #aaee1c

Triadic

  1. #eec91c
  2. #1ceec9
  3. #c91cee

Tetradic

  1. #eec91c
  2. #41ee1c
  3. #1c41ee
  4. #c91cee

Square

  1. #eec91c
  2. #1cee60
  3. #1c41ee
  4. #ee1caa

Monochromatic

  1. #695808
  2. #b0940d
  3. #eec91c
  4. #f3da63
  5. #f9ebaa

Shades

#eec91c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec91c
  2. #d6b519
  3. #bea116
  4. #a78d14
  5. #8f7911
  6. #77650e
  7. #5f500b
  8. #473c08
  9. #302806
  10. #181403
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec91c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec91c
  2. #f0ce33
  3. #f1d449
  4. #f3d960
  5. #f5df77
  6. #f7e48e
  7. #f8e9a4
  8. #faefbb
  9. #fcf4d2
  10. #fdfae8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec91c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec91c
  2. #e3c226
  3. #d8ba30
  4. #cdb33a
  5. #c2ac44
  6. #b7a54e
  7. #ac9d58
  8. #a19662
  9. #968f6c
  10. #8b8776
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.61:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacaa3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d02d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6c700 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebcd27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fabf89 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec91c {
  color: #eec91c;
}
Background
.bg-eec91c {
  background-color: #eec91c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec91c {
  border: 2px solid #eec91c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec91c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 201 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 86% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec91c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec91c, #aaee1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec91c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 201 28 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.32 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.28 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.56 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 3.74 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.09 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.49 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.14 #1136e3 Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Jonquil
#eec91c  rgb(238, 201, 28)  hsl(49, 86%, 52%)  Jonquil
#1c41ee  rgb(28, 65, 238)  hsl(229, 86%, 52%)  Iris
#1ceec9  rgb(28, 238, 201)  hsl(169, 86%, 52%)  Aquamarine
#c91cee  rgb(201, 28, 238)  hsl(289, 86%, 52%)  Electric Purple