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#EEC00D

#eec00d ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec00d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 75.29% green and 5.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.33% magenta, 94.54% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.73°, with 89.64% saturation and 49.22% 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 12.18:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.93.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5591

Complementary

  1. #eec00d
  2. #0d3bee

Split complementary

  1. #eec00d
  2. #0dacee
  3. #4f0dee

Analogous

  1. #ee4f0d
  2. #eec00d
  3. #acee0d

Triadic

  1. #eec00d
  2. #0deec0
  3. #c00dee

Tetradic

  1. #eec00d
  2. #3bee0d
  3. #0d3bee
  4. #c00dee

Square

  1. #eec00d
  2. #0dee4f
  3. #0d3bee
  4. #ee0dac

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4b05
  2. #a58509
  3. #eec00d
  4. #f6d452
  5. #fae69b

Shades

#eec00d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec00d
  2. #d6ad0c
  3. #be9a0a
  4. #a78609
  5. #8f7308
  6. #776007
  7. #5f4d05
  8. #473a04
  9. #302603
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec00d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec00d
  2. #f0c625
  3. #f1cd3d
  4. #f3d356
  5. #f5d96e
  6. #f7e086
  7. #f8e69e
  8. #faecb6
  9. #fcf2cf
  10. #fdf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec00d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec00d
  2. #e3ba19
  3. #d8b324
  4. #cdad30
  5. #c2a63b
  6. #b7a047
  7. #ac9a52
  8. #a1935e
  9. #968d69
  10. #8b8675
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.18:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d7c39d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d8be00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cb23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1bf00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7c61c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec00d {
  color: #eec00d;
}
Background
.bg-eec00d {
  background-color: #eec00d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec00d {
  border: 2px solid #eec00d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec00d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 192 13;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 90% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec00d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec00d, #acee0d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec00d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 192 13 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.93 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.58 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.08 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.50 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.52 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.25 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.49 #113ff2 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec00d  rgb(238, 192, 13)  hsl(48, 90%, 49%)  Saffron
#0d3bee  rgb(13, 59, 238)  hsl(228, 90%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#0deec0  rgb(13, 238, 192)  hsl(168, 90%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#c00dee  rgb(192, 13, 238)  hsl(288, 90%, 49%)  Electric Purple