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#E6D689

#e6d689 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e6d689 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.2% red, 83.92% green and 53.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.96% magenta, 40.43% yellow and 9.8% black. Its hue angle is 49.68°, with 65.03% saturation and 71.96% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 2.54.

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Relative luminance0.6672

Complementary

  1. #e6d689
  2. #8999e6

Split complementary

  1. #e6d689
  2. #89c7e6
  3. #a889e6

Analogous

  1. #e6a889
  2. #e6d689
  3. #c7e689

Triadic

  1. #e6d689
  2. #89e6d6
  3. #d689e6

Tetradic

  1. #e6d689
  2. #99e689
  3. #8999e6
  4. #d689e6

Square

  1. #e6d689
  2. #89e6a8
  3. #8999e6
  4. #e689c7

Monochromatic

  1. #b19925
  2. #d9c04a
  3. #e6d689
  4. #f3ecc8
  5. #fbf9ee

Shades

#e6d689 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e6d689
  2. #cfc17b
  3. #b8ab6e
  4. #a19660
  5. #8a8052
  6. #736b45
  7. #5c5637
  8. #454029
  9. #2e2b1b
  10. #17150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e6d689 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e6d689
  2. #e9da95
  3. #ebdea1
  4. #eee2ac
  5. #f0e6b8
  6. #f3ebc4
  7. #f5efd0
  8. #f8f3dc
  9. #faf7e7
  10. #fdfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e6d689 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e6d689
  2. #dccd88
  3. #d2c587
  4. #c7bc86
  5. #bdb485
  6. #b3ab85
  7. #a9a284
  8. #9f9a83
  9. #949182
  10. #8a8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcd6bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d283 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d88c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3ccc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5d486 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8d78b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #eed0af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e6d689 {
  color: #e6d689;
}
Background
.bg-e6d689 {
  background-color: #e6d689;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e6d689 {
  border: 2px solid #e6d689;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e6d689;
  --color-primary-rgb: 230 214 137;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 65% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e6d689 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e6d689, #c7e689);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e6d689 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(230 214 137 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.54 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.72 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.22 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.41 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.71 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.19 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.61 #192976 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Flax
#e6d689  rgb(230, 214, 137)  hsl(50, 65%, 72%)  Flax
#8999e6  rgb(137, 153, 230)  hsl(230, 65%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#89e6d6  rgb(137, 230, 214)  hsl(170, 65%, 72%)  Turquoise
#d689e6  rgb(214, 137, 230)  hsl(290, 65%, 72%)  Violet