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#E6D473

#e6d473 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e6d473 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 83.14% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.83% magenta, 50% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 50.61°, with 69.7% saturation and 67.65% 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 14.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 2.21.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6515

Complementary

  1. #e6d473
  2. #7385e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6d473
  2. #73bfe6
  3. #9b73e6

Analogous

  1. #e69b73
  2. #e6d473
  3. #bfe673

Triadic

  1. #e6d473
  2. #73e6d4
  3. #d473e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6d473
  2. #85e673
  3. #7385e6
  4. #d473e6

Square

  1. #e6d473
  2. #73e69b
  3. #7385e6
  4. #e673bf

Monochromatic

  1. #a38e1d
  2. #dac032
  3. #e6d473
  4. #f2e8b4
  5. #fcfaee

Shades

#e6d473 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6d473
  2. #cfbf68
  3. #b8aa5c
  4. #a19451
  5. #8a7f45
  6. #736a3a
  7. #5c552e
  8. #454023
  9. #2e2a17
  10. #17150c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6d473 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6d473
  2. #e9d881
  3. #ebdd8f
  4. #eee19d
  5. #f0e5ab
  6. #f3eab9
  7. #f5eec7
  8. #f8f2d5
  9. #faf6e3
  10. #fdfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6d473 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6d473
  2. #dccc74
  3. #d2c376
  4. #c7bb77
  5. #bdb278
  6. #b3aa7a
  7. #a9a27b
  8. #9f997c
  9. #94917d
  10. #8a887f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.5:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d3d3d3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbd3b5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4cf6b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d677 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5c8bd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d16e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d576 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efcda5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6d473 {
  color: #e6d473;
}
Background
.bg-e6d473 {
  background-color: #e6d473;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6d473 {
  border: 2px solid #e6d473;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6d473;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 212 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 70% 68%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6d473 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6d473, #bfe673);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6d473 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 212 115 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.21 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.36 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.42 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.44 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.57 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.16 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.39 #192b8c Inverted #d3d3d3 Grayscale 

Flax
#e6d473  rgb(230, 212, 115)  hsl(51, 70%, 68%)  Flax
#7385e6  rgb(115, 133, 230)  hsl(231, 70%, 68%)  Glaucous
#73e6d4  rgb(115, 230, 212)  hsl(171, 70%, 68%)  Turquoise
#d473e6  rgb(212, 115, 230)  hsl(291, 70%, 68%)  Orchid