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#EAAB1C

#eaab1c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaab1c 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 10.98% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.92% magenta, 88.03% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 41.65°, with 83.06% saturation and 51.37% 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 luminance0.467

Complementary

  1. #eaab1c
  2. #1c5bea

Split complementary

  1. #eaab1c
  2. #1cc2ea
  3. #441cea

Analogous

  1. #ea441c
  2. #eaab1c
  3. #c2ea1c

Triadic

  1. #eaab1c
  2. #1ceaab
  3. #ab1cea

Tetradic

  1. #eaab1c
  2. #5bea1c
  3. #1c5bea
  4. #ab1cea

Square

  1. #eaab1c
  2. #1cea44
  3. #1c5bea
  4. #ea1cc2

Monochromatic

  1. #644809
  2. #aa7b10
  3. #eaab1c
  4. #f0c562
  5. #f7dfa8

Shades

#eaab1c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaab1c
  2. #d39a19
  3. #bb8916
  4. #a47814
  5. #8c6711
  6. #75560e
  7. #5e440b
  8. #463308
  9. #2f2206
  10. #171103
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaab1c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaab1c
  2. #ecb333
  3. #eebc49
  4. #f0c460
  5. #f2cd77
  6. #f5d58e
  7. #f7dda4
  8. #f9e6bb
  9. #fbeed2
  10. #fdf7e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaab1c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaab1c
  2. #dfa726
  3. #d5a230
  4. #ca9e3a
  5. #c09a44
  6. #b5964e
  7. #aa9158
  8. #a08d62
  9. #95896c
  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 #d3bc26 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9892 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d4ac00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dcb622 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7a075 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaab1c {
  color: #eaab1c;
}
Background
.bg-eaab1c {
  background-color: #eaab1c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaab1c {
  border: 2px solid #eaab1c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaab1c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 171 28;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 83% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaab1c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaab1c, #c2ea1c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaab1c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 171 28 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.23 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.68 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.91 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 4.95 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.75 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.20 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.32 #1554e3 Inverted #b6b6b6 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#eaab1c  rgb(234, 171, 28)  hsl(42, 83%, 51%)  Goldenrod
#1c5bea  rgb(28, 91, 234)  hsl(222, 83%, 51%)  Ultramarine Blue
#1ceaab  rgb(28, 234, 171)  hsl(162, 83%, 51%)  Medium Spring Green
#ab1cea  rgb(171, 28, 234)  hsl(282, 83%, 51%)  Vivid Violet