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#EDD99C

#edd99c ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#edd99c is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 85.1% green and 61.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.44% magenta, 34.18% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 45.19°, with 69.23% saturation and 77.06% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.01:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.12.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7003

Complementary

  1. #edd99c
  2. #9cb0ed

Split complementary

  1. #edd99c
  2. #9cd8ed
  3. #b19ced

Analogous

  1. #edb19c
  2. #edd99c
  3. #d8ed9c

Triadic

  1. #edd99c
  2. #9cedd9
  3. #d99ced

Tetradic

  1. #edd99c
  2. #b0ed9c
  3. #9cb0ed
  4. #d99ced

Square

  1. #edd99c
  2. #9cedb1
  3. #9cb0ed
  4. #ed9cd8

Monochromatic

  1. #cba225
  2. #e1c05b
  3. #edd99c
  4. #f9f2dd
  5. #fcf8ee

Shades

#edd99c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edd99c
  2. #d5c38c
  3. #beae7d
  4. #a6986d
  5. #8e825e
  6. #776d4e
  7. #5f573e
  8. #47412f
  9. #2f2b1f
  10. #181610
  11. #000000

Tints

#edd99c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edd99c
  2. #efdda6
  3. #f1e1b0
  4. #f2e4ba
  5. #f4e8c4
  6. #f6ecce
  7. #f8f0d7
  8. #faf4e1
  9. #fbf7eb
  10. #fdfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edd99c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edd99c
  2. #e2d099
  3. #d7c796
  4. #ccbe94
  5. #c1b591
  6. #b7ad8e
  7. #aca48b
  8. #a19b88
  9. #969286
  10. #8b8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.01:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dac4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d698 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebdd9e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9d0c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d799 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecdb9d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5d3b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edd99c {
  color: #edd99c;
}
Background
.bg-edd99c {
  background-color: #edd99c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edd99c {
  border: 2px solid #edd99c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edd99c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 217 156;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 69% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edd99c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edd99c, #d8ed9c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edd99c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 217 156 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.12 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.91 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 4.96 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.12 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.28 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.38 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.40 #122663 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Vanilla
#edd99c  rgb(237, 217, 156)  hsl(45, 69%, 77%)  Vanilla
#9cb0ed  rgb(156, 176, 237)  hsl(225, 69%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9cedd9  rgb(156, 237, 217)  hsl(165, 69%, 77%)  Magic Mint
#d99ced  rgb(217, 156, 237)  hsl(285, 69%, 77%)  Plum