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#EAEC4E

#eaec4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaec4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 92.55% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 66.95% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 60.76°, with 80.61% saturation and 61.57% 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 16.61:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.01.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7803

Complementary

  1. #eaec4e
  2. #504eec

Split complementary

  1. #eaec4e
  2. #4e9bec
  3. #9f4eec

Analogous

  1. #ec9f4e
  2. #eaec4e
  3. #9bec4e

Triadic

  1. #eaec4e
  2. #4eeaec
  3. #ec4eea

Tetradic

  1. #eaec4e
  2. #4eec50
  3. #504eec
  4. #ec4eea

Square

  1. #eaec4e
  2. #4eec9f
  3. #504eec
  4. #ec4e9b

Monochromatic

  1. #909110
  2. #d4d617
  3. #eaec4e
  4. #f2f393
  5. #fafbd8

Shades

#eaec4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaec4e
  2. #d3d446
  3. #bbbd3e
  4. #a4a537
  5. #8c8e2f
  6. #757627
  7. #5e5e1f
  8. #464717
  9. #2f2f10
  10. #171808
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaec4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaec4e
  2. #ecee60
  3. #eef071
  4. #f0f283
  5. #f2f495
  6. #f5f6a7
  7. #f7f7b8
  8. #f9f9ca
  9. #fbfbdc
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaec4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaec4e
  2. #dfe153
  3. #d5d658
  4. #cacc5d
  5. #c0c162
  6. #b5b667
  7. #aaab6c
  8. #a0a071
  9. #959676
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.61:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e8bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee236 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe759 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fadecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6e641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e955 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4e4a9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaec4e {
  color: #eaec4e;
}
Background
.bg-eaec4e {
  background-color: #eaec4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaec4e {
  border: 2px solid #eaec4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaec4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 236 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaec4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaec4e, #9bec4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaec4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 236 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.01 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.20 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.41 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.74 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.16 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 5.64 #1513b1 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eaec4e  rgb(234, 236, 78)  hsl(61, 81%, 62%)  Icterine
#504eec  rgb(80, 78, 236)  hsl(241, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4eeaec  rgb(78, 234, 236)  hsl(181, 81%, 62%)  Electric Blue
#ec4eea  rgb(236, 78, 234)  hsl(301, 81%, 62%)  Fuchsia