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#EDD699

#edd699 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#edd699 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 83.92% green and 60% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.7% magenta, 35.44% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 43.57°, with 70% saturation and 76.47% 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 14.68:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 4.13.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.684

Complementary

  1. #edd699
  2. #99b0ed

Split complementary

  1. #edd699
  2. #99daed
  3. #ac99ed

Analogous

  1. #edac99
  2. #edd699
  3. #daed99

Triadic

  1. #edd699
  2. #99edd6
  3. #d699ed

Tetradic

  1. #edd699
  2. #b0ed99
  3. #99b0ed
  4. #d699ed

Square

  1. #edd699
  2. #99edac
  3. #99b0ed
  4. #ed99da

Monochromatic

  1. #c99c24
  2. #e2bc58
  3. #edd699
  4. #f8f0da
  5. #fcf8ee

Shades

#edd699 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edd699
  2. #d5c18a
  3. #beab7a
  4. #a6966b
  5. #8e805c
  6. #776b4d
  7. #5f563d
  8. #47402e
  9. #2f2b1f
  10. #18150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#edd699 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edd699
  2. #efdaa3
  3. #f1dead
  4. #f2e2b8
  5. #f4e6c2
  6. #f6ebcc
  7. #f8efd6
  8. #faf3e0
  9. #fbf7eb
  10. #fdfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edd699 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edd699
  2. #e2cd97
  3. #d7c594
  4. #ccbc92
  5. #c1b48f
  6. #b7ab8d
  7. #aca28a
  8. #a19a88
  9. #969185
  10. #8b8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.68:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0d7c2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d495 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9da9b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #faccc6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d596 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd99a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5d0b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edd699 {
  color: #edd699;
}
Background
.bg-edd699 {
  background-color: #edd699;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edd699 {
  border: 2px solid #edd699;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edd699;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 214 153;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 70% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edd699 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edd699, #daed99);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edd699 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 214 153 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.13 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 4.85 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.88 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.27 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 5.46 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.57 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.75 #122966 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#edd699  rgb(237, 214, 153)  hsl(44, 70%, 76%)  Vanilla
#99b0ed  rgb(153, 176, 237)  hsl(224, 70%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#99edd6  rgb(153, 237, 214)  hsl(164, 70%, 76%)  Magic Mint
#d699ed  rgb(214, 153, 237)  hsl(284, 70%, 76%)  Wisteria