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#E7EC73

#e7ec73 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e7ec73 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 90.59% red, 92.55% green and 45.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.12% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.27% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 62.48°, with 76.1% saturation and 68.82% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.64:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.69.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7822

Complementary

  1. #e7ec73
  2. #7873ec

Split complementary

  1. #e7ec73
  2. #73aaec
  3. #b473ec

Analogous

  1. #ecb473
  2. #e7ec73
  3. #aaec73

Triadic

  1. #e7ec73
  2. #73e7ec
  3. #ec73e7

Tetradic

  1. #e7ec73
  2. #73ec78
  3. #7873ec
  4. #ec73e7

Square

  1. #e7ec73
  2. #73ecb4
  3. #7873ec
  4. #ec73aa

Monochromatic

  1. #a8ae18
  2. #dbe330
  3. #e7ec73
  4. #f3f5b6
  5. #fcfded

Shades

#e7ec73 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e7ec73
  2. #d0d468
  3. #b9bd5c
  4. #a2a551
  5. #8b8e45
  6. #74763a
  7. #5c5e2e
  8. #454723
  9. #2e2f17
  10. #17180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e7ec73 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e7ec73
  2. #e9ee81
  3. #ecf08f
  4. #eef29d
  5. #f1f4ab
  6. #f3f6b9
  7. #f5f7c7
  8. #f8f9d5
  9. #fafbe3
  10. #fdfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e7ec73 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e7ec73
  2. #dde174
  3. #d2d676
  4. #c8cc77
  5. #bec178
  6. #b4b67a
  7. #a9ab7b
  8. #9fa07c
  9. #95967d
  10. #8a8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.64:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e6e8c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce367 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce779 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f4e0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e76c ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e977 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #efe5b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e7ec73 {
  color: #e7ec73;
}
Background
.bg-e7ec73 {
  background-color: #e7ec73;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e7ec73 {
  border: 2px solid #e7ec73;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e7ec73;
  --color-primary-rgb: 231 236 115;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 76% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e7ec73 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e7ec73, #aaec73);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e7ec73 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(231 236 115 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.69 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.11 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.38 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.45 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.47 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.96 #bdda57 June Bud ΔE 7.18 #18138c Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#e7ec73  rgb(231, 236, 115)  hsl(62, 76%, 69%)  Pastel Yellow
#7873ec  rgb(120, 115, 236)  hsl(242, 76%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#73e7ec  rgb(115, 231, 236)  hsl(182, 76%, 69%)  Electric Blue
#ec73e7  rgb(236, 115, 231)  hsl(302, 76%, 69%)  Violet