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#EAAB18

#eaab18 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaab18 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 67.06% green and 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.92% magenta, 89.74% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 42°, with 83.33% saturation and 50.59% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.23.

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Relative luminance0.4668

Complementary

  1. #eaab18
  2. #1857ea

Split complementary

  1. #eaab18
  2. #18c0ea
  3. #4218ea

Analogous

  1. #ea4218
  2. #eaab18
  3. #c0ea18

Triadic

  1. #eaab18
  2. #18eaab
  3. #ab18ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaab18
  2. #57ea18
  3. #1857ea
  4. #ab18ea

Square

  1. #eaab18
  2. #18ea42
  3. #1857ea
  4. #ea18c0

Monochromatic

  1. #604609
  2. #a6790f
  3. #eaab18
  4. #f0c55e
  5. #f7dea4

Shades

#eaab18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaab18
  2. #d39a16
  3. #bb8913
  4. #a47811
  5. #8c670e
  6. #75560c
  7. #5e440a
  8. #463307
  9. #2f2205
  10. #171102
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaab18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaab18
  2. #ecb32f
  3. #eebc46
  4. #f0c45d
  5. #f2cd74
  6. #f5d58c
  7. #f7dda3
  8. #f9e6ba
  9. #fbeed1
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaab18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaab18
  2. #dfa722
  3. #d5a22d
  4. #ca9e37
  5. #c09a42
  6. #b5964c
  7. #aa9156
  8. #a08d61
  9. #95896b
  10. #8b8476
  11. #808080

Readable text 2.03:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b6b6b6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #cdb291 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c4ad00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d3bc23 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ddb61f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7a075 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaab18 {
  color: #eaab18;
}
Background
.bg-eaab18 {
  background-color: #eaab18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaab18 {
  border: 2px solid #eaab18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaab18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 171 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaab18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaab18, #c0ea18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaab18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 171 24 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.23 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.83 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.91 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.05 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.65 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.38 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.42 #1554e7 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#eaab18  rgb(234, 171, 24)  hsl(42, 83%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#1857ea  rgb(24, 87, 234)  hsl(222, 83%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#18eaab  rgb(24, 234, 171)  hsl(162, 83%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#ab18ea  rgb(171, 24, 234)  hsl(282, 83%, 51%)  Vivid Violet