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#EDDB85

#eddb85 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eddb85 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 85.88% green and 52.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.59% magenta, 43.88% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 49.62°, with 74.29% saturation and 72.55% 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 15.07:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 0.66.

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Relative luminance0.7036

Complementary

  1. #eddb85
  2. #8597ed

Split complementary

  1. #eddb85
  2. #85cbed
  3. #a785ed

Analogous

  1. #eda785
  2. #eddb85
  3. #cbed85

Triadic

  1. #eddb85
  2. #85eddb
  3. #db85ed

Tetradic

  1. #eddb85
  2. #97ed85
  3. #8597ed
  4. #db85ed

Square

  1. #eddb85
  2. #85eda7
  3. #8597ed
  4. #ed85cb

Monochromatic

  1. #bda11c
  2. #e3c742
  3. #eddb85
  4. #f7efc8
  5. #fcfaed

Shades

#eddb85 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eddb85
  2. #d5c578
  3. #beaf6a
  4. #a6995d
  5. #8e8350
  6. #776e43
  7. #5f5835
  8. #474228
  9. #2f2c1b
  10. #18160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#eddb85 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eddb85
  2. #efdf91
  3. #f1e29d
  4. #f2e6aa
  5. #f4e9b6
  6. #f6edc2
  7. #f8f1ce
  8. #faf4da
  9. #fbf8e7
  10. #fdfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eddb85 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eddb85
  2. #e2d285
  3. #d7c984
  4. #ccc084
  5. #c1b783
  6. #b7ae83
  7. #aca482
  8. #a19b82
  9. #969281
  10. #8b8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.39:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.07:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dbbe ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead77e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0dd88 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbd0c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebd881 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efdc87 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d4b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eddb85 {
  color: #eddb85;
}
Background
.bg-eddb85 {
  background-color: #eddb85;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eddb85 {
  border: 2px solid #eddb85;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eddb85;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 219 133;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 74% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eddb85 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eddb85, #cbed85);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eddb85 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 219 133 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 0.66 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 0.85 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.72 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.13 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.69 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.83 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.08 #12247a Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Flax
#eddb85  rgb(237, 219, 133)  hsl(50, 74%, 73%)  Flax
#8597ed  rgb(133, 151, 237)  hsl(230, 74%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#85eddb  rgb(133, 237, 219)  hsl(170, 74%, 73%)  Turquoise
#db85ed  rgb(219, 133, 237)  hsl(290, 74%, 73%)  Violet