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#EEC555

#eec555 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eec555 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 77.25% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.23% magenta, 64.29% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.92°, with 81.82% saturation and 63.33% 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 12.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.57.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.5877

Complementary

  1. #eec555
  2. #557eee

Split complementary

  1. #eec555
  2. #55cbee
  3. #7855ee

Analogous

  1. #ee7855
  2. #eec555
  3. #cbee55

Triadic

  1. #eec555
  2. #55eec5
  3. #c555ee

Tetradic

  1. #eec555
  2. #7eee55
  3. #557eee
  4. #c555ee

Square

  1. #eec555
  2. #55ee78
  3. #557eee
  4. #ee55cb

Monochromatic

  1. #9b750f
  2. #e0aa16
  3. #eec555
  4. #f5dd9b
  5. #fcf4e0

Shades

#eec555 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eec555
  2. #d6b14d
  3. #be9e44
  4. #a78a3c
  5. #8f7633
  6. #77632b
  7. #5f4f22
  8. #473b1a
  9. #302711
  10. #181409
  11. #000000

Tints

#eec555 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eec555
  2. #f0cb66
  3. #f1d177
  4. #f3d688
  5. #f5dc99
  6. #f7e2aa
  7. #f8e8bb
  8. #faeecc
  9. #fcf3dd
  10. #fdf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eec555 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eec555
  2. #e3be59
  3. #d8b75e
  4. #cdb062
  5. #c2a966
  6. #b7a36b
  7. #ac9c6f
  8. #a19573
  9. #968e77
  10. #8b877c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c8a7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dac348 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e4ce5a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb6ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e2c44e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8cb58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9bc92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eec555 {
  color: #eec555;
}
Background
.bg-eec555 {
  background-color: #eec555;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eec555 {
  border: 2px solid #eec555;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eec555;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 197 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eec555 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eec555, #cbee55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eec555 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 197 85 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.57 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.73 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.63 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.44 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.49 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.63 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.94 #113aaa Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Saffron
#eec555  rgb(238, 197, 85)  hsl(44, 82%, 63%)  Saffron
#557eee  rgb(85, 126, 238)  hsl(224, 82%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#55eec5  rgb(85, 238, 197)  hsl(164, 82%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#c555ee  rgb(197, 85, 238)  hsl(284, 82%, 63%)  Medium Orchid