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#EEEB4E

#eeeb4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeeb4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 92.16% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.26% magenta, 67.23% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 58.87°, with 82.47% saturation and 61.96% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.63:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7814

Complementary

  1. #eeeb4e
  2. #4e51ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeeb4e
  2. #4ea1ee
  3. #9b4eee

Analogous

  1. #ee9b4e
  2. #eeeb4e
  3. #a1ee4e

Triadic

  1. #eeeb4e
  2. #4eeeeb
  3. #eb4eee

Tetradic

  1. #eeeb4e
  2. #51ee4e
  3. #4e51ee
  4. #eb4eee

Square

  1. #eeeb4e
  2. #4eee9b
  3. #4e51ee
  4. #ee4ea1

Monochromatic

  1. #95920e
  2. #dbd715
  3. #eeeb4e
  4. #f5f394
  5. #fbfbda

Shades

#eeeb4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeeb4e
  2. #d6d446
  3. #bebc3e
  4. #a7a537
  5. #8f8d2f
  6. #777627
  7. #5f5e1f
  8. #474717
  9. #302f10
  10. #181808
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeeb4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeeb4e
  2. #f0ed60
  3. #f1ef71
  4. #f3f183
  5. #f5f395
  6. #f7f5a7
  7. #f8f7b8
  8. #faf9ca
  9. #fcfbdc
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeeb4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeeb4e
  2. #e3e053
  3. #d8d658
  4. #cdcb5d
  5. #c2c062
  6. #b7b667
  7. #acab6c
  8. #a1a071
  9. #969576
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.63:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e7bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee236 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe759 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdccc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e641 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9e955 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8e2a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeeb4e {
  color: #eeeb4e;
}
Background
.bg-eeeb4e {
  background-color: #eeeb4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeeb4e {
  border: 2px solid #eeeb4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeeb4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 235 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeeb4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeeb4e, #a1ee4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeeb4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 235 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.67 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.79 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.79 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.16 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.99 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.03 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.08 #1114b1 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eeeb4e  rgb(238, 235, 78)  hsl(59, 82%, 62%)  Icterine
#4e51ee  rgb(78, 81, 238)  hsl(239, 82%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4eeeeb  rgb(78, 238, 235)  hsl(179, 82%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#eb4eee  rgb(235, 78, 238)  hsl(299, 82%, 62%)  Fuchsia