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#EEBC06

#eebc06 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eebc06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 21.01% magenta, 97.48% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.07°, with 95.08% saturation and 47.84% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.29.

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Relative luminance0.5416

Complementary

  1. #eebc06
  2. #0638ee

Split complementary

  1. #eebc06
  2. #06acee
  3. #4806ee

Analogous

  1. #ee4806
  2. #eebc06
  3. #acee06

Triadic

  1. #eebc06
  2. #06eebc
  3. #bc06ee

Tetradic

  1. #eebc06
  2. #38ee06
  3. #0638ee
  4. #bc06ee

Square

  1. #eebc06
  2. #06ee48
  3. #0638ee
  4. #ee06ac

Monochromatic

  1. #594602
  2. #a38104
  3. #eebc06
  4. #fad446
  5. #fce591

Shades

#eebc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eebc06
  2. #d6a905
  3. #be9605
  4. #a78404
  5. #8f7104
  6. #775e03
  7. #5f4b02
  8. #473802
  9. #302601
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#eebc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eebc06
  2. #f0c31f
  3. #f1c938
  4. #f3d051
  5. #f5d76a
  6. #f7de83
  7. #f8e49b
  8. #faebb4
  9. #fcf2cd
  10. #fdf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eebc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eebc06
  2. #e3b612
  3. #d8b01e
  4. #cdaa2b
  5. #c2a437
  6. #b79e43
  7. #ac984f
  8. #a1925b
  9. #968c68
  10. #8b8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.77:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c09b ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c81e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c317 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eebc06 {
  color: #eebc06;
}
Background
.bg-eebc06 {
  background-color: #eebc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eebc06 {
  border: 2px solid #eebc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eebc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eebc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eebc06, #acee06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eebc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.29 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.61 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.14 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.64 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.65 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.86 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.01 #1143f9 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eebc06  rgb(238, 188, 6)  hsl(47, 95%, 48%)  Saffron
#0638ee  rgb(6, 56, 238)  hsl(227, 95%, 48%)  Han Purple
#06eebc  rgb(6, 238, 188)  hsl(167, 95%, 48%)  Aquamarine
#bc06ee  rgb(188, 6, 238)  hsl(287, 95%, 48%)  Electric Purple