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#E9EC79

#e9ec79 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e9ec79 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 92.55% green and 47.45% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 48.73% yellow and 7.45% black. Its hue angle is 61.57°, with 75.16% saturation and 70% 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 16.74:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 4.18.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.787

Complementary

  1. #e9ec79
  2. #7c79ec

Split complementary

  1. #e9ec79
  2. #79afec
  3. #b679ec

Analogous

  1. #ecb679
  2. #e9ec79
  3. #afec79

Triadic

  1. #e9ec79
  2. #79e9ec
  3. #ec79e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9ec79
  2. #79ec7c
  3. #7c79ec
  4. #ec79e9

Square

  1. #e9ec79
  2. #79ecb6
  3. #7c79ec
  4. #ec79af

Monochromatic

  1. #afb319
  2. #dee236
  3. #e9ec79
  4. #f4f5bc
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#e9ec79 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9ec79
  2. #d2d46d
  3. #babd61
  4. #a3a555
  5. #8c8e49
  6. #75763d
  7. #5d5e30
  8. #464724
  9. #2f2f18
  10. #17180c
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9ec79 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9ec79
  2. #ebee86
  3. #edf094
  4. #f0f2a1
  5. #f2f4af
  6. #f4f6bc
  7. #f6f7c9
  8. #f8f9d7
  9. #fbfbe4
  10. #fdfdf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9ec79 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9ec79
  2. #dfe17a
  3. #d4d67a
  4. #cacc7b
  5. #bfc17c
  6. #b5b67d
  7. #aaab7d
  8. #a0a07e
  9. #95967f
  10. #8b8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.74:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e8c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe36f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce77f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6e0d2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e773 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5e97d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1e5b5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9ec79 {
  color: #e9ec79;
}
Background
.bg-e9ec79 {
  background-color: #e9ec79;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9ec79 {
  border: 2px solid #e9ec79;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9ec79;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 236 121;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 75% 70%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9ec79 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9ec79, #afec79);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9ec79 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 236 121 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.18 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.61 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.10 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.39 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.77 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.71 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.77 #161386 Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#e9ec79  rgb(233, 236, 121)  hsl(62, 75%, 70%)  Pastel Yellow
#7c79ec  rgb(124, 121, 236)  hsl(242, 75%, 70%)  Medium Slate Blue
#79e9ec  rgb(121, 233, 236)  hsl(182, 75%, 70%)  Electric Blue
#ec79e9  rgb(236, 121, 233)  hsl(302, 75%, 70%)  Violet