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#EEC00F

#eec00f ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eec00f 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 5.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.33% magenta, 93.7% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 47.62°, with 88.14% saturation and 49.61% 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 1.88.

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Web safe#ffcc00
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Relative luminance0.5591

Complementary

  1. #eec00f
  2. #0f3dee

Split complementary

  1. #eec00f
  2. #0fadee
  3. #500fee

Analogous

  1. #ee500f
  2. #eec00f
  3. #adee0f

Triadic

  1. #eec00f
  2. #0feec0
  3. #c00fee

Tetradic

  1. #eec00f
  2. #3dee0f
  3. #0f3dee
  4. #c00fee

Square

  1. #eec00f
  2. #0fee50
  3. #0f3dee
  4. #ee0fad

Monochromatic

  1. #5e4c06
  2. #a6860a
  3. #eec00f
  4. #f4d355
  5. #f9e69d

Shades

#eec00f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec00f
  2. #d6ad0e
  3. #be9a0c
  4. #a7860b
  5. #8f7309
  6. #776008
  7. #5f4d06
  8. #473a05
  9. #302603
  10. #181302
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec00f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec00f
  2. #f0c627
  3. #f1cd3f
  4. #f3d357
  5. #f5d96f
  6. #f7e087
  7. #f8e69f
  8. #faecb7
  9. #fcf2cf
  10. #fdf9e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec00f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec00f
  2. #e3ba1a
  3. #d8b326
  4. #cdad31
  5. #c2a63c
  6. #b7a048
  7. #ac9a53
  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 #e7c61d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fbb682 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec00f {
  color: #eec00f;
}
Background
.bg-eec00f {
  background-color: #eec00f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec00f {
  border: 2px solid #eec00f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec00f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 192 15;
  --color-primary-hsl: 48 88% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec00f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec00f, #adee0f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec00f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 192 15 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.88 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.59 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.07 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.50 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.50 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.21 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.48 #113ff0 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec00f  rgb(238, 192, 15)  hsl(48, 88%, 50%)  Saffron
#0f3dee  rgb(15, 61, 238)  hsl(228, 88%, 50%)  Persian Blue
#0feec0  rgb(15, 238, 192)  hsl(168, 88%, 50%)  Aquamarine
#c00fee  rgb(192, 15, 238)  hsl(288, 88%, 50%)  Electric Purple