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#E3EB8A

#e3eb8a ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e3eb8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.02% red, 92.16% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 3.4% cyan, 0% magenta, 41.28% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 64.95°, with 70.8% saturation and 73.14% 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 16.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.6.

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Web safe#ccff99
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Relative luminance0.7758

Complementary

  1. #e3eb8a
  2. #928aeb

Split complementary

  1. #e3eb8a
  2. #8ab3eb
  3. #c38aeb

Analogous

  1. #ebc38a
  2. #e3eb8a
  3. #b3eb8a

Triadic

  1. #e3eb8a
  2. #8ae3eb
  3. #eb8ae3

Tetradic

  1. #e3eb8a
  2. #8aeb92
  3. #928aeb
  4. #eb8ae3

Square

  1. #e3eb8a
  2. #8aebc3
  3. #928aeb
  4. #eb8ab3

Monochromatic

  1. #afbc20
  2. #d3e049
  3. #e3eb8a
  4. #f3f6cb
  5. #fbfcee

Shades

#e3eb8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e3eb8a
  2. #ccd47c
  3. #b6bc6e
  4. #9fa561
  5. #888d53
  6. #727645
  7. #5b5e37
  8. #444729
  9. #2d2f1c
  10. #17180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e3eb8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e3eb8a
  2. #e6ed96
  3. #e9efa1
  4. #ebf1ad
  5. #eef3b9
  6. #f1f5c5
  7. #f4f7d0
  8. #f7f9dc
  9. #f9fbe8
  10. #fcfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e3eb8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e3eb8a
  2. #d9e089
  3. #cfd688
  4. #c5cb87
  5. #bbc086
  6. #b2b685
  7. #a8ab84
  8. #9ea083
  9. #949582
  10. #8a8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e7c6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f8e382 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f8e58f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #eee1d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0e685 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0e88d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eae5bb ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e3eb8a {
  color: #e3eb8a;
}
Background
.bg-e3eb8a {
  background-color: #e3eb8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e3eb8a {
  border: 2px solid #e3eb8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e3eb8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 227 235 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 65 71% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e3eb8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e3eb8a, #b3eb8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e3eb8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(227 235 138 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.60 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.65 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.23 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.83 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 7.22 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.49 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.74 #1c1475 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#e3eb8a  rgb(227, 235, 138)  hsl(65, 71%, 73%)  Pastel Yellow
#928aeb  rgb(146, 138, 235)  hsl(245, 71%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#8ae3eb  rgb(138, 227, 235)  hsl(185, 71%, 73%)  Pale Turquoise
#eb8ae3  rgb(235, 138, 227)  hsl(305, 71%, 73%)  Violet