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#EAEE8D

#eaee8d ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eaee8d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 93.33% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 40.76% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 62.47°, with 74.05% saturation and 74.31% 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 17.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.49.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8056

Complementary

  1. #eaee8d
  2. #918dee

Split complementary

  1. #eaee8d
  2. #8db9ee
  3. #c18dee

Analogous

  1. #eec18d
  2. #eaee8d
  3. #b9ee8d

Triadic

  1. #eaee8d
  2. #8deaee
  3. #ee8dea

Tetradic

  1. #eaee8d
  2. #8dee91
  3. #918dee
  4. #ee8dea

Square

  1. #eaee8d
  2. #8deec1
  3. #918dee
  4. #ee8db9

Monochromatic

  1. #bec51d
  2. #dee44a
  3. #eaee8d
  4. #f6f8d0
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#eaee8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaee8d
  2. #d3d67f
  3. #bbbe71
  4. #a4a763
  5. #8c8f55
  6. #757747
  7. #5e5f38
  8. #46472a
  9. #2f301c
  10. #17180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaee8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaee8d
  2. #ecf098
  3. #eef1a4
  4. #f0f3af
  5. #f2f5bb
  6. #f5f7c6
  7. #f7f8d1
  8. #f9fadd
  9. #fbfce8
  10. #fdfdf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaee8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaee8d
  2. #dfe38c
  3. #d5d88a
  4. #cacd89
  5. #c0c288
  6. #b5b787
  7. #aaac85
  8. #a0a184
  9. #959683
  10. #8b8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.23:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9eaca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce685 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce991 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6e3d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e988 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5eb90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1e8be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaee8d {
  color: #eaee8d;
}
Background
.bg-eaee8d {
  background-color: #eaee8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaee8d {
  border: 2px solid #eaee8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaee8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 238 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 74% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaee8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaee8d, #b9ee8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaee8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 238 141 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.49 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.98 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.46 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.63 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.10 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.53 #151172 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#eaee8d  rgb(234, 238, 141)  hsl(62, 74%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#918dee  rgb(145, 141, 238)  hsl(242, 74%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#8deaee  rgb(141, 234, 238)  hsl(182, 74%, 74%)  Electric Blue
#ee8dea  rgb(238, 141, 234)  hsl(302, 74%, 74%)  Violet