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#EAED51

#eaed51 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaed51 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 92.94% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.27% cyan, 0% magenta, 65.82% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 61.15°, with 81.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 16.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.97.

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Relative luminance0.7865

Complementary

  1. #eaed51
  2. #5451ed

Split complementary

  1. #eaed51
  2. #519ced
  3. #a251ed

Analogous

  1. #eda251
  2. #eaed51
  3. #9ced51

Triadic

  1. #eaed51
  2. #51eaed
  3. #ed51ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaed51
  2. #51ed54
  3. #5451ed
  4. #ed51ea

Square

  1. #eaed51
  2. #51eda2
  3. #5451ed
  4. #ed519c

Monochromatic

  1. #93960f
  2. #d7db17
  3. #eaed51
  4. #f2f496
  5. #fbfbdc

Shades

#eaed51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaed51
  2. #d3d549
  3. #bbbe41
  4. #a4a639
  5. #8c8e31
  6. #757729
  7. #5e5f20
  8. #464718
  9. #2f2f10
  10. #171808
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaed51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaed51
  2. #ecef62
  3. #eef174
  4. #f0f285
  5. #f2f497
  6. #f5f6a8
  7. #f7f8b9
  8. #f9facb
  9. #fbfbdc
  10. #fdfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaed51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaed51
  2. #dfe256
  3. #d5d75a
  4. #cacc5f
  5. #c0c164
  6. #b5b769
  7. #aaac6d
  8. #a0a172
  9. #959677
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e8bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe33a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe85c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fadfce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e744 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8ea58 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4e5aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaed51 {
  color: #eaed51;
}
Background
.bg-eaed51 {
  background-color: #eaed51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaed51 {
  border: 2px solid #eaed51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaed51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 237 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaed51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaed51, #9ced51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaed51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 237 81 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.97 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.91 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.21 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.76 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.09 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.20 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 5.83 #1512ae Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eaed51  rgb(234, 237, 81)  hsl(61, 81%, 62%)  Icterine
#5451ed  rgb(84, 81, 237)  hsl(241, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#51eaed  rgb(81, 234, 237)  hsl(181, 81%, 62%)  Electric Blue
#ed51ea  rgb(237, 81, 234)  hsl(301, 81%, 62%)  Fuchsia