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#EDDD96

#eddd96 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eddd96 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 86.67% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.75% magenta, 36.71% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 48.97°, with 70.73% saturation and 75.88% 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 15.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.26.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7192

Complementary

  1. #eddd96
  2. #96a6ed

Split complementary

  1. #eddd96
  2. #96d1ed
  3. #b196ed

Analogous

  1. #edb196
  2. #eddd96
  3. #d1ed96

Triadic

  1. #eddd96
  2. #96eddd
  3. #dd96ed

Tetradic

  1. #eddd96
  2. #a6ed96
  3. #96a6ed
  4. #dd96ed

Square

  1. #eddd96
  2. #96edb1
  3. #96a6ed
  4. #ed96d1

Monochromatic

  1. #c8a922
  2. #e2c855
  3. #eddd96
  4. #f8f2d7
  5. #fcf9ee

Shades

#eddd96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eddd96
  2. #d5c787
  3. #beb178
  4. #a69b69
  5. #8e855a
  6. #776f4b
  7. #5f583c
  8. #47422d
  9. #2f2c1e
  10. #18160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#eddd96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eddd96
  2. #efe0a1
  3. #f1e4ab
  4. #f2e7b6
  5. #f4ebc0
  6. #f6eecb
  7. #f8f1d5
  8. #faf5e0
  9. #fbf8ea
  10. #fdfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eddd96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eddd96
  2. #e2d494
  3. #d7ca92
  4. #ccc18f
  5. #c1b88d
  6. #b7af8b
  7. #aca589
  8. #a19c87
  9. #969384
  10. #8b8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3ddc4 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd991 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efdf99 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fad3cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecdb93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eede98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5d7b8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eddd96 {
  color: #eddd96;
}
Background
.bg-eddd96 {
  background-color: #eddd96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eddd96 {
  border: 2px solid #eddd96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eddd96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 221 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 71% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eddd96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eddd96, #d1ed96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eddd96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 221 150 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.26 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.30 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.38 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.02 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.03 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.77 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.00 #122269 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Vanilla
#eddd96  rgb(237, 221, 150)  hsl(49, 71%, 76%)  Vanilla
#96a6ed  rgb(150, 166, 237)  hsl(229, 71%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96eddd  rgb(150, 237, 221)  hsl(169, 71%, 76%)  Magic Mint
#dd96ed  rgb(221, 150, 237)  hsl(289, 71%, 76%)  Plum