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#EDDC8A

#eddc8a ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eddc8a is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 86.27% green and 54.12% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.17% magenta, 41.77% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 49.7°, with 73.33% saturation and 73.53% 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 15.21:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 1.32.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7103

Complementary

  1. #eddc8a
  2. #8a9bed

Split complementary

  1. #eddc8a
  2. #8acced
  3. #ab8aed

Analogous

  1. #edab8a
  2. #eddc8a
  3. #cced8a

Triadic

  1. #eddc8a
  2. #8aeddc
  3. #dc8aed

Tetradic

  1. #eddc8a
  2. #9bed8a
  3. #8a9bed
  4. #dc8aed

Square

  1. #eddc8a
  2. #8aedab
  3. #8a9bed
  4. #ed8acc

Monochromatic

  1. #c0a41e
  2. #e3c848
  3. #eddc8a
  4. #f7f0cc
  5. #fcfaed

Shades

#eddc8a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eddc8a
  2. #d5c67c
  3. #beb06e
  4. #a69a61
  5. #8e8453
  6. #776e45
  7. #5f5837
  8. #474229
  9. #2f2c1c
  10. #18160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eddc8a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eddc8a
  2. #efe096
  3. #f1e3a1
  4. #f2e7ad
  5. #f4eab9
  6. #f6eec5
  7. #f8f1d0
  8. #faf5dc
  9. #fbf8e8
  10. #fdfcf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eddc8a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eddc8a
  2. #e2d389
  3. #d7ca88
  4. #ccc087
  5. #c1b786
  6. #b7ae85
  7. #aca584
  8. #a19c83
  9. #969282
  10. #8b8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.38:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.21:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dbdbdb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3dcc0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd884 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0de8d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbd1c8 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecd986 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efdd8c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5d5b2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eddc8a {
  color: #eddc8a;
}
Background
.bg-eddc8a {
  background-color: #eddc8a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eddc8a {
  border: 2px solid #eddc8a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eddc8a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 220 138;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 73% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eddc8a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eddc8a, #cced8a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eddc8a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 220 138 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.32 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 1.50 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.01 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.24 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.19 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.12 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.45 #122375 Inverted #dbdbdb Grayscale 

Flax
#eddc8a  rgb(237, 220, 138)  hsl(50, 73%, 74%)  Flax
#8a9bed  rgb(138, 155, 237)  hsl(230, 73%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#8aeddc  rgb(138, 237, 220)  hsl(170, 73%, 74%)  Turquoise
#dc8aed  rgb(220, 138, 237)  hsl(290, 73%, 74%)  Violet