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#EAE55B

#eae55b ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eae55b is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 89.8% green and 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.14% magenta, 61.11% yellow and 8.24% black. Its hue angle is 57.9°, with 77.3% saturation and 63.73% 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 15.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 4.01.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7429

Complementary

  1. #eae55b
  2. #5b60ea

Split complementary

  1. #eae55b
  2. #5ba8ea
  3. #9e5bea

Analogous

  1. #ea9e5b
  2. #eae55b
  3. #a8ea5b

Triadic

  1. #eae55b
  2. #5beae5
  3. #e55bea

Tetradic

  1. #eae55b
  2. #60ea5b
  3. #5b60ea
  4. #e55bea

Square

  1. #eae55b
  2. #5bea9e
  3. #5b60ea
  4. #ea5ba8

Monochromatic

  1. #989414
  2. #dcd61c
  3. #eae55b
  4. #f3f09f
  5. #fbfbe3

Shades

#eae55b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eae55b
  2. #d3ce52
  3. #bbb749
  4. #a4a040
  5. #8c8937
  6. #75732e
  7. #5e5c24
  8. #46451b
  9. #2f2e12
  10. #171709
  11. #000000

Tints

#eae55b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eae55b
  2. #ece86b
  3. #eeea7c
  4. #f0ed8c
  5. #f2ef9d
  6. #f5f2ad
  7. #f7f5bd
  8. #f9f7ce
  9. #fbfade
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eae55b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eae55b
  2. #dfdb5f
  3. #d5d162
  4. #cac766
  5. #c0bd6a
  6. #b5b36e
  7. #aaa871
  8. #a09e75
  9. #959479
  10. #8b8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.32:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e0e0e0 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4e2b9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f7dd4a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fae263 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fad7c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2e052 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f4e360 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4dda7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eae55b {
  color: #eae55b;
}
Background
.bg-eae55b {
  background-color: #eae55b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eae55b {
  border: 2px solid #eae55b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eae55b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 229 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 77% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eae55b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eae55b, #a8ea5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eae55b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 229 91 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.01 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.22 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.47 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.13 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.36 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 5.46 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.20 #151aa4 Inverted #e0e0e0 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eae55b  rgb(234, 229, 91)  hsl(58, 77%, 64%)  Icterine
#5b60ea  rgb(91, 96, 234)  hsl(238, 77%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5beae5  rgb(91, 234, 229)  hsl(178, 77%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise
#e55bea  rgb(229, 91, 234)  hsl(298, 77%, 64%)  Orchid