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#EAEF44

#eaef44 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eaef44 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 91.76% red, 93.73% green and 26.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 2.09% cyan, 0% magenta, 71.55% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 61.75°, with 84.24% saturation and 60.2% 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 16.93:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.7964

Complementary

  1. #eaef44
  2. #4944ef

Split complementary

  1. #eaef44
  2. #4495ef
  3. #9e44ef

Analogous

  1. #ef9e44
  2. #eaef44
  3. #95ef44

Triadic

  1. #eaef44
  2. #44eaef
  3. #ef44ea

Tetradic

  1. #eaef44
  2. #44ef49
  3. #4944ef
  4. #ef44ea

Square

  1. #eaef44
  2. #44ef9e
  3. #4944ef
  4. #ef4495

Monochromatic

  1. #8a8e0c
  2. #cfd412
  3. #eaef44
  4. #f2f58a
  5. #fafbd1

Shades

#eaef44 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eaef44
  2. #d3d73d
  3. #bbbf36
  4. #a4a730
  5. #8c8f29
  6. #757822
  7. #5e601b
  8. #464814
  9. #2f300e
  10. #171807
  11. #000000

Tints

#eaef44 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eaef44
  2. #ecf157
  3. #eef269
  4. #f0f47c
  5. #f2f58f
  6. #f5f7a2
  7. #f7f9b4
  8. #f9fac7
  9. #fbfcda
  10. #fdfdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eaef44 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eaef44
  2. #dfe44a
  3. #d5d950
  4. #cace56
  5. #c0c35c
  6. #b5b862
  7. #aaac68
  8. #a0a16e
  9. #959674
  10. #8b8b7a
  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 #e8eabc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe422 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe952 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fae0ce ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e933 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9eb4c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4e6a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eaef44 {
  color: #eaef44;
}
Background
.bg-eaef44 {
  background-color: #eaef44;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eaef44 {
  border: 2px solid #eaef44;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eaef44;
  --color-primary-rgb: 234 239 68;
  --color-primary-hsl: 62 84% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eaef44 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eaef44, #95ef44);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eaef44 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(234 239 68 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.17 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.92 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.29 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.34 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 5.05 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.10 #1510bb Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eaef44  rgb(234, 239, 68)  hsl(62, 84%, 60%)  Icterine
#4944ef  rgb(73, 68, 239)  hsl(242, 84%, 60%)  Majorelle Blue
#44eaef  rgb(68, 234, 239)  hsl(182, 84%, 60%)  Electric Blue
#ef44ea  rgb(239, 68, 234)  hsl(302, 84%, 60%)  Fuchsia