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#EDDE90

#edde90 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#edde90 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 87.06% green and 56.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.33% magenta, 39.24% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 50.32°, with 72.09% saturation and 74.71% 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 15.45:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 2.18.

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Relative luminance0.7226

Complementary

  1. #edde90
  2. #909fed

Split complementary

  1. #edde90
  2. #90ceed
  3. #b090ed

Analogous

  1. #edb090
  2. #edde90
  3. #ceed90

Triadic

  1. #edde90
  2. #90edde
  3. #de90ed

Tetradic

  1. #edde90
  2. #9fed90
  3. #909fed
  4. #de90ed

Square

  1. #edde90
  2. #90edb0
  3. #909fed
  4. #ed90ce

Monochromatic

  1. #c4aa20
  2. #e2ca4e
  3. #edde90
  4. #f8f2d2
  5. #fcfaed

Shades

#edde90 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edde90
  2. #d5c882
  3. #beb273
  4. #a69b65
  5. #8e8556
  6. #776f48
  7. #5f593a
  8. #47432b
  9. #2f2c1d
  10. #18160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#edde90 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edde90
  2. #efe19b
  3. #f1e5a6
  4. #f2e8b1
  5. #f4ebbc
  6. #f6efc8
  7. #f8f2d3
  8. #faf5de
  9. #fbf8e9
  10. #fdfcf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edde90 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edde90
  2. #e2d58e
  3. #d7cb8d
  4. #ccc28b
  5. #c1b88a
  6. #b7af88
  7. #aca686
  8. #a19c85
  9. #969383
  10. #8b8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.36:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.45:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4ddc3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecda8a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1e093 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fad3ca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eddb8d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efdf92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5d8b6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edde90 {
  color: #edde90;
}
Background
.bg-edde90 {
  background-color: #edde90;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edde90 {
  border: 2px solid #edde90;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edde90;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 222 144;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 72% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edde90 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edde90, #ceed90);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edde90 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 222 144 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.18 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.40 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 2.83 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.03 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.31 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.49 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.77 #12216f Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Flax
#edde90  rgb(237, 222, 144)  hsl(50, 72%, 75%)  Flax
#909fed  rgb(144, 159, 237)  hsl(230, 72%, 75%)  Cornflower Blue
#90edde  rgb(144, 237, 222)  hsl(170, 72%, 75%)  Turquoise
#de90ed  rgb(222, 144, 237)  hsl(290, 72%, 75%)  Violet