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#eaef8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eaef8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 93.73% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 42.26% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 62.97°, with 75.94% saturation and 73.92% 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 17.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.33.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8106

Complementary

  1. #eaef8a
  2. #8f8aef

Split complementary

  1. #eaef8a
  2. #8ab7ef
  3. #c18aef

Analogous

  1. #efc18a
  2. #eaef8a
  3. #b7ef8a

Triadic

  1. #eaef8a
  2. #8aeaef
  3. #ef8aea

Tetradic

  1. #eaef8a
  2. #8aef8f
  3. #8f8aef
  4. #ef8aea

Square

  1. #eaef8a
  2. #8aefc1
  3. #8f8aef
  4. #ef8ab7

Monochromatic

  1. #bdc51b
  2. #dee647
  3. #eaef8a
  4. #f6f8cd
  5. #fcfded

Shades

#eaef8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaef8a
  2. #d3d77c
  3. #bbbf6e
  4. #a4a761
  5. #8c8f53
  6. #757845
  7. #5e6037
  8. #464829
  9. #2f301c
  10. #17180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaef8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaef8a
  2. #ecf196
  3. #eef2a1
  4. #f0f4ad
  5. #f2f5b9
  6. #f5f7c5
  7. #f7f9d0
  8. #f9fadc
  9. #fbfce8
  10. #fdfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaef8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaef8a
  2. #dfe489
  3. #d5d988
  4. #cace87
  5. #c0c386
  6. #b5b885
  7. #aaac84
  8. #a0a183
  9. #959682
  10. #8b8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e8e8e8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9ebca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde782 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #feea8f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6e4d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6ea85 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6ec8d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1e9bd ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaef8a {
  color: #eaef8a;
}
Background
.bg-eaef8a {
  background-color: #eaef8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaef8a {
  border: 2px solid #eaef8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaef8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 239 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 76% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaef8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaef8a, #b7ef8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaef8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 239 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.33 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.08 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.95 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 7.06 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.10 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 7.14 #151075 Inverted #e8e8e8 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#eaef8a  rgb(234, 239, 138)  hsl(63, 76%, 74%)  Pastel Yellow
#8f8aef  rgb(143, 138, 239)  hsl(243, 76%, 74%)  Medium Purple
#8aeaef  rgb(138, 234, 239)  hsl(183, 76%, 74%)  Electric Blue
#ef8aea  rgb(239, 138, 234)  hsl(303, 76%, 74%)  Violet