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#EDDD97

#eddd97 ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eddd97 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 59.22% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.75% magenta, 36.29% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 48.84°, with 70.49% saturation and 76.08% 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 15.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.11.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7195

Complementary

  1. #eddd97
  2. #97a7ed

Split complementary

  1. #eddd97
  2. #97d2ed
  3. #b297ed

Analogous

  1. #edb297
  2. #eddd97
  3. #d2ed97

Triadic

  1. #eddd97
  2. #97eddd
  3. #dd97ed

Tetradic

  1. #eddd97
  2. #a7ed97
  3. #97a7ed
  4. #dd97ed

Square

  1. #eddd97
  2. #97edb2
  3. #97a7ed
  4. #ed97d2

Monochromatic

  1. #c8aa23
  2. #e2c856
  3. #eddd97
  4. #f8f2d8
  5. #fcf9ee

Shades

#eddd97 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eddd97
  2. #d5c788
  3. #beb179
  4. #a69b6a
  5. #8e855b
  6. #776f4c
  7. #5f583c
  8. #47422d
  9. #2f2c1e
  10. #18160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#eddd97 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eddd97
  2. #efe0a1
  3. #f1e4ac
  4. #f2e7b6
  5. #f4ebc1
  6. #f6eecb
  7. #f8f1d5
  8. #faf5e0
  9. #fbf8ea
  10. #fdfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eddd97 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eddd97
  2. #e2d495
  3. #d7ca92
  4. #ccc190
  5. #c1b88e
  6. #b7af8c
  7. #aca589
  8. #a19c87
  9. #969385
  10. #8b8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3ddc5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ead992 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #efdf9a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fad3cb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ebdb94 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eede99 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5d7b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eddd97 {
  color: #eddd97;
}
Background
.bg-eddd97 {
  background-color: #eddd97;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eddd97 {
  border: 2px solid #eddd97;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eddd97;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 221 151;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 70% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eddd97 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eddd97, #d2ed97);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eddd97 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 221 151 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.11 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.49 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.56 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 3.95 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.17 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.92 #faf0be Blond ΔE 6.15 #122268 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Vanilla
#eddd97  rgb(237, 221, 151)  hsl(49, 70%, 76%)  Vanilla
#97a7ed  rgb(151, 167, 237)  hsl(229, 70%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#97eddd  rgb(151, 237, 221)  hsl(169, 70%, 76%)  Magic Mint
#dd97ed  rgb(221, 151, 237)  hsl(289, 70%, 76%)  Plum