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#EAEC8A

#eaec8a ≈ Khaki

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eaec8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 92.55% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.85% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.53% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 61.22°, with 72.06% saturation and 73.33% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Khaki (#f0e68c), ΔE 3.34.

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Relative luminance0.7932

Complementary

  1. #eaec8a
  2. #8c8aec

Split complementary

  1. #eaec8a
  2. #8ab9ec
  3. #bd8aec

Analogous

  1. #ecbd8a
  2. #eaec8a
  3. #b9ec8a

Triadic

  1. #eaec8a
  2. #8aeaec
  3. #ec8aea

Tetradic

  1. #eaec8a
  2. #8aec8c
  3. #8c8aec
  4. #ec8aea

Square

  1. #eaec8a
  2. #8aecbd
  3. #8c8aec
  4. #ec8ab9

Monochromatic

  1. #bbbe1f
  2. #dee148
  3. #eaec8a
  4. #f6f7cc
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#eaec8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaec8a
  2. #d3d47c
  3. #bbbd6e
  4. #a4a561
  5. #8c8e53
  6. #757645
  7. #5e5e37
  8. #464729
  9. #2f2f1c
  10. #17180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaec8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaec8a
  2. #ecee96
  3. #eef0a1
  4. #f0f2ad
  5. #f2f4b9
  6. #f5f6c5
  7. #f7f7d0
  8. #f9f9dc
  9. #fbfbe8
  10. #fdfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaec8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaec8a
  2. #dfe189
  3. #d5d688
  4. #cacc87
  5. #c0c186
  6. #b5b685
  7. #aaab84
  8. #a0a083
  9. #959682
  10. #8b8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e9c8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fae482 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fbe88e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6e1d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e785 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4ea8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1e6bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaec8a {
  color: #eaec8a;
}
Background
.bg-eaec8a {
  background-color: #eaec8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaec8a {
  border: 2px solid #eaec8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaec8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 236 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 72% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaec8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaec8a, #b9ec8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaec8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 236 138 / 0.35);
}

#f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.34 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.68 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.33 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.04 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.45 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.52 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.27 #151375 Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Khaki
#eaec8a  rgb(234, 236, 138)  hsl(61, 72%, 73%)  Khaki
#8c8aec  rgb(140, 138, 236)  hsl(241, 72%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#8aeaec  rgb(138, 234, 236)  hsl(181, 72%, 73%)  Electric Blue
#ec8aea  rgb(236, 138, 234)  hsl(301, 72%, 73%)  Violet