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#E4EC79

#e4ec79 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e4ec79 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.41% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.39% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 64.17°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.57:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.62.

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Web safe#ccff66
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Relative luminance0.7787

Complementary

  1. #e4ec79
  2. #8179ec

Split complementary

  1. #e4ec79
  2. #79abec
  3. #ba79ec

Analogous

  1. #ecba79
  2. #e4ec79
  3. #abec79

Triadic

  1. #e4ec79
  2. #79e4ec
  3. #ec79e4

Tetradic

  1. #e4ec79
  2. #79ec81
  3. #8179ec
  4. #ec79e4

Square

  1. #e4ec79
  2. #79ecba
  3. #8179ec
  4. #ec79ab

Monochromatic

  1. #a8b319
  2. #d7e236
  3. #e4ec79
  4. #f2f5bc
  5. #fbfced

Shades

#e4ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e4ec79
  2. #cdd46d
  3. #b6bd61
  4. #a0a555
  5. #898e49
  6. #72763d
  7. #5b5e30
  8. #444724
  9. #2e2f18
  10. #17180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e4ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e4ec79
  2. #e7ee86
  3. #e9f094
  4. #ecf2a1
  5. #eff4af
  6. #f2f6bc
  7. #f4f7c9
  8. #f7f9d7
  9. #fafbe4
  10. #fcfdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e4ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e4ec79
  2. #dae17a
  3. #d0d67a
  4. #c6cc7b
  5. #bcc17c
  6. #b2b67d
  7. #a8ab7d
  8. #9ea07e
  9. #94967f
  10. #8a8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.57:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e7c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe36f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe67f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f1e0d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2e773 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2e87d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ece5b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e4ec79 {
  color: #e4ec79;
}
Background
.bg-e4ec79 {
  background-color: #e4ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e4ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #e4ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e4ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 228 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 64 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e4ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e4ec79, #abec79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e4ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(228 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.62 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.40 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.84 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.16 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.32 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.49 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 6.73 #1b1386 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#e4ec79  rgb(228, 236, 121)  hsl(64, 75%, 70%)  Pastel Yellow
#8179ec  rgb(129, 121, 236)  hsl(244, 75%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#79e4ec  rgb(121, 228, 236)  hsl(184, 75%, 70%)  Electric Blue
#ec79e4  rgb(236, 121, 228)  hsl(304, 75%, 70%)  Violet