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#eaef8d ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eaef8d 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 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 41% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 63.06°, with 75.38% saturation and 74.51% 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 17.23:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.39.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8115

Complementary

  1. #eaef8d
  2. #928def

Split complementary

  1. #eaef8d
  2. #8db9ef
  3. #c38def

Analogous

  1. #efc38d
  2. #eaef8d
  3. #b9ef8d

Triadic

  1. #eaef8d
  2. #8deaef
  3. #ef8dea

Tetradic

  1. #eaef8d
  2. #8def92
  3. #928def
  4. #ef8dea

Square

  1. #eaef8d
  2. #8defc3
  3. #928def
  4. #ef8db9

Monochromatic

  1. #bec71c
  2. #dee64a
  3. #eaef8d
  4. #f6f8d0
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#eaef8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaef8d
  2. #d3d77f
  3. #bbbf71
  4. #a4a763
  5. #8c8f55
  6. #757847
  7. #5e6038
  8. #46482a
  9. #2f301c
  10. #17180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaef8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaef8d
  2. #ecf198
  3. #eef2a4
  4. #f0f4af
  5. #f2f5bb
  6. #f5f7c6
  7. #f7f9d1
  8. #f9fadd
  9. #fbfce8
  10. #fdfdf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaef8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaef8d
  2. #dfe48c
  3. #d5d98a
  4. #cace89
  5. #c0c388
  6. #b5b887
  7. #aaac85
  8. #a0a184
  9. #959683
  10. #8b8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.22:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.23:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9ebca ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde785 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fdea92 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6e4d7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5ea88 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f6ec90 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1e9be ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaef8d {
  color: #eaef8d;
}
Background
.bg-eaef8d {
  background-color: #eaef8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaef8d {
  border: 2px solid #eaef8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaef8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 239 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 75% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaef8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaef8d, #b9ef8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaef8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 239 141 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.39 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.15 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.22 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.68 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.92 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.39 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 7.49 #151072 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#eaef8d  rgb(234, 239, 141)  hsl(63, 75%, 75%)  Pastel Yellow
#928def  rgb(146, 141, 239)  hsl(243, 75%, 75%)  Medium Purple
#8deaef  rgb(141, 234, 239)  hsl(183, 75%, 75%)  Electric Blue
#ef8dea  rgb(239, 141, 234)  hsl(303, 75%, 75%)  Violet