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#EBD885

#ebd885 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebd885 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 84.71% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.09% magenta, 43.4% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 48.82°, with 71.83% saturation and 72.16% 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 14.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 1.42.

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Relative luminance0.6847

Complementary

  1. #ebd885
  2. #8598eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebd885
  2. #85cbeb
  3. #a585eb

Analogous

  1. #eba585
  2. #ebd885
  3. #cbeb85

Triadic

  1. #ebd885
  2. #85ebd8
  3. #d885eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebd885
  2. #98eb85
  3. #8598eb
  4. #d885eb

Square

  1. #ebd885
  2. #85eba5
  3. #8598eb
  4. #eb85cb

Monochromatic

  1. #b99c1e
  2. #e0c343
  3. #ebd885
  4. #f6edc7
  5. #fcf9ed

Shades

#ebd885 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebd885
  2. #d4c278
  3. #bcad6a
  4. #a5975d
  5. #8d8250
  6. #766c43
  7. #5e5635
  8. #474128
  9. #2f2b1b
  10. #18160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebd885 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebd885
  2. #eddc91
  3. #efe09d
  4. #f1e4aa
  5. #f3e8b6
  6. #f5ecc2
  7. #f7efce
  8. #f9f3da
  9. #fbf7e7
  10. #fdfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebd885 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebd885
  2. #e0cf85
  3. #d6c684
  4. #cbbe84
  5. #c0b583
  6. #b6ac83
  7. #aba382
  8. #a09a82
  9. #959281
  10. #8b8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0d8bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e7d47f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ecdb88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f9cdc4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d681 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecda87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f4d1ae ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebd885 {
  color: #ebd885;
}
Background
.bg-ebd885 {
  background-color: #ebd885;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebd885 {
  border: 2px solid #ebd885;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebd885;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 216 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 72% 72%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebd885 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebd885, #cbeb85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebd885 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 216 133 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.42 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 1.43 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.04 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.89 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.17 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.75 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.30 #14277a Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Flax
#ebd885  rgb(235, 216, 133)  hsl(49, 72%, 72%)  Flax
#8598eb  rgb(133, 152, 235)  hsl(229, 72%, 72%)  Cornflower Blue
#85ebd8  rgb(133, 235, 216)  hsl(169, 72%, 72%)  Turquoise
#d885eb  rgb(216, 133, 235)  hsl(289, 72%, 72%)  Violet