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#EEC00E

#eec00e ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec00e 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 5.49% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.33% magenta, 94.12% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.68°, with 88.89% saturation and 49.41% 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 1.91.

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Relative luminance0.5591

Complementary

  1. #eec00e
  2. #0e3cee

Split complementary

  1. #eec00e
  2. #0eacee
  3. #500eee

Analogous

  1. #ee500e
  2. #eec00e
  3. #acee0e

Triadic

  1. #eec00e
  2. #0eeec0
  3. #c00eee

Tetradic

  1. #eec00e
  2. #3cee0e
  3. #0e3cee
  4. #c00eee

Square

  1. #eec00e
  2. #0eee50
  3. #0e3cee
  4. #ee0eac

Monochromatic

  1. #5d4b05
  2. #a6860a
  3. #eec00e
  4. #f5d454
  5. #f9e69c

Shades

#eec00e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec00e
  2. #d6ad0d
  3. #be9a0b
  4. #a7860a
  5. #8f7308
  6. #776007
  7. #5f4d06
  8. #473a04
  9. #302603
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec00e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec00e
  2. #f0c626
  3. #f1cd3e
  4. #f3d356
  5. #f5d96e
  6. #f7e087
  7. #f8e69f
  8. #faecb7
  9. #fcf2cf
  10. #fdf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec00e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec00e
  2. #e3ba19
  3. #d8b325
  4. #cdad30
  5. #c2a63c
  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-eec00e {
  color: #eec00e;
}
Background
.bg-eec00e {
  background-color: #eec00e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec00e {
  border: 2px solid #eec00e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec00e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 192 14;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 89% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec00e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec00e, #acee0e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec00e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 192 14 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.91 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.58 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.08 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.50 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.51 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.23 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.48 #113ff1 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec00e  rgb(238, 192, 14)  hsl(48, 89%, 49%)  Saffron
#0e3cee  rgb(14, 60, 238)  hsl(228, 89%, 49%)  Persian Blue
#0eeec0  rgb(14, 238, 192)  hsl(168, 89%, 49%)  Aquamarine
#c00eee  rgb(192, 14, 238)  hsl(288, 89%, 49%)  Electric Purple