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#EAEE69

#eaee69 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaee69 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 93.33% green and 41.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 1.68% cyan, 0% magenta, 55.88% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 61.8°, with 79.64% saturation and 67.25% 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 16.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7966

Complementary

  1. #eaee69
  2. #6d69ee

Split complementary

  1. #eaee69
  2. #69a7ee
  3. #af69ee

Analogous

  1. #eeaf69
  2. #eaee69
  3. #a7ee69

Triadic

  1. #eaee69
  2. #69eaee
  3. #ee69ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaee69
  2. #69ee6d
  3. #6d69ee
  4. #ee69ea

Square

  1. #eaee69
  2. #69eeaf
  3. #6d69ee
  4. #ee69a7

Monochromatic

  1. #a6ab13
  2. #e0e624
  3. #eaee69
  4. #f4f6ae
  5. #fcfded

Shades

#eaee69 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaee69
  2. #d3d65f
  3. #bbbe54
  4. #a4a74a
  5. #8c8f3f
  6. #757735
  7. #5e5f2a
  8. #464720
  9. #2f3015
  10. #17180b
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaee69 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaee69
  2. #ecf078
  3. #eef187
  4. #f0f396
  5. #f2f5a5
  6. #f5f7b4
  7. #f7f8c3
  8. #f9fad2
  9. #fbfce1
  10. #fdfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaee69 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaee69
  2. #dfe36b
  3. #d5d86e
  4. #cacd70
  5. #c0c272
  6. #b5b775
  7. #aaac77
  8. #a0a179
  9. #95967b
  10. #8b8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.93:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8eac1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe55b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe971 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f8e1d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e861 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7eb6e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f3e6b1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaee69 {
  color: #eaee69;
}
Background
.bg-eaee69 {
  background-color: #eaee69;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaee69 {
  border: 2px solid #eaee69;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaee69;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 238 105;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 80% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaee69 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaee69, #a7ee69);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaee69 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 238 105 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.78 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.26 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.22 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.27 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.99 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.30 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.69 #151196 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eaee69  rgb(234, 238, 105)  hsl(62, 80%, 67%)  Icterine
#6d69ee  rgb(109, 105, 238)  hsl(242, 80%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#69eaee  rgb(105, 234, 238)  hsl(182, 80%, 67%)  Electric Blue
#ee69ea  rgb(238, 105, 234)  hsl(302, 80%, 67%)  Orchid