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#EBE4A1

#ebe4a1 ≈ Pale Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#ebe4a1 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.16% red, 89.41% green and 63.14% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.98% magenta, 31.49% yellow and 7.84% black. Its hue angle is 54.32°, with 64.91% saturation and 77.65% 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 soft pastel palettes. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.14:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pale Goldenrod (#eee8aa), ΔE 1.4.

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Relative luminance0.7572

Complementary

  1. #ebe4a1
  2. #a1a8eb

Split complementary

  1. #ebe4a1
  2. #a1cdeb
  3. #bfa1eb

Analogous

  1. #ebbfa1
  2. #ebe4a1
  3. #cdeba1

Triadic

  1. #ebe4a1
  2. #a1ebe4
  3. #e4a1eb

Tetradic

  1. #ebe4a1
  2. #a8eba1
  3. #a1a8eb
  4. #e4a1eb

Square

  1. #ebe4a1
  2. #a1ebbf
  3. #a1a8eb
  4. #eba1cd

Monochromatic

  1. #c8b92b
  2. #ded262
  3. #ebe4a1
  4. #f8f6e0
  5. #fbfaee

Shades

#ebe4a1 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ebe4a1
  2. #d4cd91
  3. #bcb681
  4. #a5a071
  5. #8d8961
  6. #767251
  7. #5e5b40
  8. #474430
  9. #2f2e20
  10. #181710
  11. #000000

Tints

#ebe4a1 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ebe4a1
  2. #ede7aa
  3. #efe9b4
  4. #f1ecbd
  5. #f3efc7
  6. #f5f2d0
  7. #f7f4d9
  8. #f9f7e3
  9. #fbfaec
  10. #fdfcf6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ebe4a1 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ebe4a1
  2. #e0da9e
  3. #d6d09a
  4. #cbc697
  5. #c0bc94
  6. #b6b291
  7. #aba88d
  8. #a09e8a
  9. #959487
  10. #8b8a83
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.3:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.14:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e5e3cb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0df9c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f2e3a4 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f6dbd3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eee19e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0e4a3 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f2dfc1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ebe4a1 {
  color: #ebe4a1;
}
Background
.bg-ebe4a1 {
  background-color: #ebe4a1;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ebe4a1 {
  border: 2px solid #ebe4a1;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ebe4a1;
  --color-primary-rgb: 235 228 161;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 65% 78%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ebe4a1 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ebe4a1, #cdeba1);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ebe4a1 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(235 228 161 / 0.35);
}

#eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 1.40 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 2.98 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.13 #faf0be Blond ΔE 4.88 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.31 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.60 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 6.98 #141b5e Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Pale Goldenrod
#ebe4a1  rgb(235, 228, 161)  hsl(54, 65%, 78%)  Pale Goldenrod
#a1a8eb  rgb(161, 168, 235)  hsl(234, 65%, 78%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#a1ebe4  rgb(161, 235, 228)  hsl(174, 65%, 78%)  Pale Turquoise
#e4a1eb  rgb(228, 161, 235)  hsl(294, 65%, 78%)  Plum