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#EEDC8A

#eedc8a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eedc8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.56% magenta, 42.02% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 49.2°, with 74.63% saturation and 73.73% 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 15.24:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 1.31.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.712

Complementary

  1. #eedc8a
  2. #8a9cee

Split complementary

  1. #eedc8a
  2. #8aceee
  3. #aa8aee

Analogous

  1. #eeaa8a
  2. #eedc8a
  3. #ceee8a

Triadic

  1. #eedc8a
  2. #8aeedc
  3. #dc8aee

Tetradic

  1. #eedc8a
  2. #9cee8a
  3. #8a9cee
  4. #dc8aee

Square

  1. #eedc8a
  2. #8aeeaa
  3. #8a9cee
  4. #ee8ace

Monochromatic

  1. #c3a51c
  2. #e4c847
  3. #eedc8a
  4. #f8f0cd
  5. #fcfaed

Shades

#eedc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eedc8a
  2. #d6c67c
  3. #beb06e
  4. #a79a61
  5. #8f8453
  6. #776e45
  7. #5f5837
  8. #474229
  9. #302c1c
  10. #18160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eedc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eedc8a
  2. #f0e096
  3. #f1e3a1
  4. #f3e7ad
  5. #f5eab9
  6. #f7eec5
  7. #f8f1d0
  8. #faf5dc
  9. #fcf8e8
  10. #fdfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eedc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eedc8a
  2. #e3d389
  3. #d8ca88
  4. #cdc087
  5. #c2b786
  6. #b7ae85
  7. #aca584
  8. #a19c83
  9. #969282
  10. #8b8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.24:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dcc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd884 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0de8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcd1c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecda86 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efdd8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d5b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eedc8a {
  color: #eedc8a;
}
Background
.bg-eedc8a {
  background-color: #eedc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eedc8a {
  border: 2px solid #eedc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eedc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 75% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eedc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eedc8a, #ceee8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eedc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.31 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 1.38 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.03 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.19 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.34 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.13 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.59 #112375 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Flax
#eedc8a  rgb(238, 220, 138)  hsl(49, 75%, 74%)  Flax
#8a9cee  rgb(138, 156, 238)  hsl(229, 75%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#8aeedc  rgb(138, 238, 220)  hsl(169, 75%, 74%)  Turquoise
#dc8aee  rgb(220, 138, 238)  hsl(289, 75%, 74%)  Violet