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#EAAE11

#eaae11 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eaae11 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 25.64% magenta, 92.74% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 43.41°, with 86.45% saturation and 49.22% 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 3.4.

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Relative luminance0.478

Complementary

  1. #eaae11
  2. #114dea

Split complementary

  1. #eaae11
  2. #11baea
  3. #4211ea

Analogous

  1. #ea4211
  2. #eaae11
  3. #baea11

Triadic

  1. #eaae11
  2. #11eaae
  3. #ae11ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaae11
  2. #4dea11
  3. #114dea
  4. #ae11ea

Square

  1. #eaae11
  2. #11ea42
  3. #114dea
  4. #ea11ba

Monochromatic

  1. #5b4407
  2. #a3790c
  3. #eaae11
  4. #f3c755
  5. #f8de9c

Shades

#eaae11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaae11
  2. #d39d0f
  3. #bb8b0e
  4. #a47a0c
  5. #8c680a
  6. #755709
  7. #5e4607
  8. #463405
  9. #2f2303
  10. #171102
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaae11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaae11
  2. #ecb629
  3. #eebe41
  4. #f0c658
  5. #f2ce70
  6. #f5d788
  7. #f7dfa0
  8. #f9e7b8
  9. #fbefcf
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaae11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaae11
  2. #dfa91c
  3. #d5a527
  4. #caa032
  5. #c09c3d
  6. #b59749
  7. #aa9254
  8. #a08e5f
  9. #95896a
  10. #8b8575
  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 #d5be1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d6ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #deb81a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7a376 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaae11 {
  color: #eaae11;
}
Background
.bg-eaae11 {
  background-color: #eaae11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaae11 {
  border: 2px solid #eaae11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaae11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 174 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 86% 49%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaae11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaae11, #baea11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaae11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 174 17 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.40 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.06 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.79 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 5.15 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.46 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.85 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 6.02 #1551ee Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#eaae11  rgb(234, 174, 17)  hsl(43, 86%, 49%)  Goldenrod
#114dea  rgb(17, 77, 234)  hsl(223, 86%, 49%)  Iris
#11eaae  rgb(17, 234, 174)  hsl(163, 86%, 49%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae11ea  rgb(174, 17, 234)  hsl(283, 86%, 49%)  Vivid Violet