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#EAAE0C

#eaae0c ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaae0c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 68.24% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.64% magenta, 94.87% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 43.78°, with 90.24% saturation and 48.24% 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 10.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 3.46.

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Relative luminance0.4779

Complementary

  1. #eaae0c
  2. #0c48ea

Split complementary

  1. #eaae0c
  2. #0cb7ea
  3. #3f0cea

Analogous

  1. #ea3f0c
  2. #eaae0c
  3. #b7ea0c

Triadic

  1. #eaae0c
  2. #0ceaae
  3. #ae0cea

Tetradic

  1. #eaae0c
  2. #48ea0c
  3. #0c48ea
  4. #ae0cea

Square

  1. #eaae0c
  2. #0cea3f
  3. #0c48ea
  4. #ea0cb7

Monochromatic

  1. #584205
  2. #a17808
  3. #eaae0c
  4. #f6c84d
  5. #fadf95

Shades

#eaae0c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaae0c
  2. #d39d0b
  3. #bb8b0a
  4. #a47a08
  5. #8c6807
  6. #755706
  7. #5e4605
  8. #463404
  9. #2f2302
  10. #171101
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaae0c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaae0c
  2. #ecb624
  3. #eebe3d
  4. #f0c655
  5. #f2ce6d
  6. #f5d786
  7. #f7df9e
  8. #f9e7b6
  9. #fbefce
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaae0c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaae0c
  2. #dfa918
  3. #d5a523
  4. #caa02f
  5. #c09c3a
  6. #b59746
  7. #aa9252
  8. #a08e5d
  9. #958969
  10. #8b8574
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ceb492 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be1d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9b94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb817 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7a376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaae0c {
  color: #eaae0c;
}
Background
.bg-eaae0c {
  background-color: #eaae0c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaae0c {
  border: 2px solid #eaae0c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaae0c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 174 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 90% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaae0c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaae0c, #b7ea0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaae0c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 174 12 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.46 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.10 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.74 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.27 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.39 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.79 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 5.99 #1551f3 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#eaae0c  rgb(234, 174, 12)  hsl(44, 90%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#0c48ea  rgb(12, 72, 234)  hsl(224, 90%, 48%)  Iris
#0ceaae  rgb(12, 234, 174)  hsl(164, 90%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae0cea  rgb(174, 12, 234)  hsl(284, 90%, 48%)  Vivid Violet