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#e5e8aa ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#e5e8aa is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 89.8% red, 90.98% green and 66.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.29% cyan, 0% magenta, 26.72% yellow and 9.02% black. Its hue angle is 62.9°, with 57.41% saturation and 78.82% 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 16.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 2.64.

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Relative luminance0.7727

Complementary

  1. #e5e8aa
  2. #adaae8

Split complementary

  1. #e5e8aa
  2. #aac6e8
  3. #ccaae8

Analogous

  1. #e8ccaa
  2. #e5e8aa
  3. #c6e8aa

Triadic

  1. #e5e8aa
  2. #aae5e8
  3. #e8aae5

Tetradic

  1. #e5e8aa
  2. #aae8ad
  3. #adaae8
  4. #e8aae5

Square

  1. #e5e8aa
  2. #aae8cc
  3. #adaae8
  4. #e8aac6

Monochromatic

  1. #bdc435
  2. #d3d86e
  3. #e5e8aa
  4. #f7f8e6
  5. #fafbef

Shades

#e5e8aa mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e5e8aa
  2. #ced199
  3. #b7ba88
  4. #a0a277
  5. #898b66
  6. #737455
  7. #5c5d44
  8. #454633
  9. #2e2e22
  10. #171711
  11. #000000

Tints

#e5e8aa mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e5e8aa
  2. #e8eab3
  3. #eaedbb
  4. #edefc4
  5. #eff1cc
  6. #f2f4d5
  7. #f5f6dd
  8. #f7f8e6
  9. #fafaee
  10. #fcfdf7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e5e8aa mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e5e8aa
  2. #dbdea6
  3. #d1d3a2
  4. #c7c99d
  5. #bdbe99
  6. #b3b495
  7. #a8aa91
  8. #9e9f8d
  9. #949588
  10. #8a8a84
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e5cf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2e2a6 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2e5ac ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ede0d8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ede5a8 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ede6ab ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eae4c7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e5e8aa {
  color: #e5e8aa;
}
Background
.bg-e5e8aa {
  background-color: #e5e8aa;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e5e8aa {
  border: 2px solid #e5e8aa;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e5e8aa;
  --color-primary-rgb: 229 232 170;
  --color-primary-hsl: 63 57% 79%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e5e8aa {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e5e8aa, #c6e8aa);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e5e8aa {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(229 232 170 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 2.64 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.19 #faf0be Blond ΔE 5.39 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.37 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.39 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 6.43 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 6.79 #1a1755 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#e5e8aa  rgb(229, 232, 170)  hsl(63, 57%, 79%)  Pale Goldenrod
#adaae8  rgb(173, 170, 232)  hsl(243, 57%, 79%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#aae5e8  rgb(170, 229, 232)  hsl(183, 57%, 79%)  Pale Turquoise
#e8aae5  rgb(232, 170, 229)  hsl(303, 57%, 79%)  Plum