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#E9ED84

#e9ed84 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#e9ed84 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.37% red, 92.94% green and 51.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.69% cyan, 0% magenta, 44.3% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 62.29°, with 74.47% saturation and 72.35% 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 16.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 3.65.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.7956

Complementary

  1. #e9ed84
  2. #8884ed

Split complementary

  1. #e9ed84
  2. #84b4ed
  3. #bd84ed

Analogous

  1. #edbd84
  2. #e9ed84
  3. #b4ed84

Triadic

  1. #e9ed84
  2. #84e9ed
  3. #ed84e9

Tetradic

  1. #e9ed84
  2. #84ed88
  3. #8884ed
  4. #ed84e9

Square

  1. #e9ed84
  2. #84edbd
  3. #8884ed
  4. #ed84b4

Monochromatic

  1. #b6bc1c
  2. #dde341
  3. #e9ed84
  4. #f5f7c7
  5. #fcfced

Shades

#e9ed84 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #e9ed84
  2. #d2d577
  3. #babe6a
  4. #a3a65c
  5. #8c8e4f
  6. #757742
  7. #5d5f35
  8. #464728
  9. #2f2f1a
  10. #17180d
  11. #000000

Tints

#e9ed84 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #e9ed84
  2. #ebef90
  3. #edf19d
  4. #f0f2a9
  5. #f2f4b5
  6. #f4f6c2
  7. #f6f8ce
  8. #f8fada
  9. #fbfbe6
  10. #fdfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#e9ed84 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #e9ed84
  2. #dfe284
  3. #d4d783
  4. #cacc83
  5. #bfc182
  6. #b5b782
  7. #aaac82
  8. #a0a181
  9. #959681
  10. #8b8b80
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e9c7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe57b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fce889 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f5e2d4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f4e87f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f5ea87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1e6b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-e9ed84 {
  color: #e9ed84;
}
Background
.bg-e9ed84 {
  background-color: #e9ed84;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-e9ed84 {
  border: 2px solid #e9ed84;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #e9ed84;
  --color-primary-rgb: 233 237 132;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 74% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-e9ed84 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #e9ed84, #b4ed84);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-e9ed84 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(233 237 132 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 3.65 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.11 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.49 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.65 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.76 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 7.12 #16127b Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#e9ed84  rgb(233, 237, 132)  hsl(62, 74%, 72%)  Pastel Yellow
#8884ed  rgb(136, 132, 237)  hsl(242, 74%, 72%)  Medium Purple
#84e9ed  rgb(132, 233, 237)  hsl(182, 74%, 72%)  Electric Blue
#ed84e9  rgb(237, 132, 233)  hsl(302, 74%, 72%)  Violet