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#E9DB8A

#e9db8a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e9db8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 85.88% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.01% magenta, 40.77% yellow and 8.63% black. Its hue angle is 51.16°, with 68.35% saturation and 72.75% 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 14.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 1.82.

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Relative luminance0.6982

Complementary

  1. #e9db8a
  2. #8a98e9

Split complementary

  1. #e9db8a
  2. #8ac8e9
  3. #ac8ae9

Analogous

  1. #e9ac8a
  2. #e9db8a
  3. #c8e98a

Triadic

  1. #e9db8a
  2. #8ae9db
  3. #db8ae9

Tetradic

  1. #e9db8a
  2. #98e98a
  3. #8a98e9
  4. #db8ae9

Square

  1. #e9db8a
  2. #8ae9ac
  3. #8a98e9
  4. #e98ac8

Monochromatic

  1. #b8a223
  2. #ddc74a
  3. #e9db8a
  4. #f5efca
  5. #fcfaee

Shades

#e9db8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9db8a
  2. #d2c57c
  3. #baaf6e
  4. #a39961
  5. #8c8353
  6. #756e45
  7. #5d5837
  8. #464229
  9. #2f2c1c
  10. #17160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9db8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9db8a
  2. #ebdf96
  3. #ede2a1
  4. #f0e6ad
  5. #f2e9b9
  6. #f4edc5
  7. #f6f1d0
  8. #f8f4dc
  9. #fbf8e8
  10. #fdfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9db8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9db8a
  2. #dfd289
  3. #d4c988
  4. #cac087
  5. #bfb786
  6. #b5ae85
  7. #aaa484
  8. #a09b83
  9. #959282
  10. #8b8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0dabf ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e9d684 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eedc8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6d0c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d886 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecdc8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1d5b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9db8a {
  color: #e9db8a;
}
Background
.bg-e9db8a {
  background-color: #e9db8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9db8a {
  border: 2px solid #e9db8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9db8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 219 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 68% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9db8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9db8a, #c8e98a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9db8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 219 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.82 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.20 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 2.85 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.99 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.06 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.11 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.14 #162475 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Flax
#e9db8a  rgb(233, 219, 138)  hsl(51, 68%, 73%)  Flax
#8a98e9  rgb(138, 152, 233)  hsl(231, 68%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#8ae9db  rgb(138, 233, 219)  hsl(171, 68%, 73%)  Turquoise
#db8ae9  rgb(219, 138, 233)  hsl(291, 68%, 73%)  Violet