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#EEAC06

#eeac06 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eeac06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 67.45% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.73% magenta, 97.48% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.93°, with 95.08% saturation and 47.84% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.06.

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Web safe#ff9900
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Relative luminance0.477

Complementary

  1. #eeac06
  2. #0648ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeac06
  2. #06bcee
  3. #3806ee

Analogous

  1. #ee3806
  2. #eeac06
  3. #bcee06

Triadic

  1. #eeac06
  2. #06eeac
  3. #ac06ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeac06
  2. #48ee06
  3. #0648ee
  4. #ac06ee

Square

  1. #eeac06
  2. #06ee38
  3. #0648ee
  4. #ee06bc

Monochromatic

  1. #594002
  2. #a37604
  3. #eeac06
  4. #fac746
  5. #fcde91

Shades

#eeac06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeac06
  2. #d69b05
  3. #be8a05
  4. #a77804
  5. #8f6704
  6. #775603
  7. #5f4502
  8. #473402
  9. #302201
  10. #181101
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeac06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeac06
  2. #f0b41f
  3. #f1bd38
  4. #f3c551
  5. #f5cd6a
  6. #f7d683
  7. #f8de9b
  8. #fae6b4
  9. #fceecd
  10. #fdf7e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeac06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeac06
  2. #e3a812
  3. #d8a31e
  4. #cd9f2b
  5. #c29a37
  6. #b79643
  7. #ac924f
  8. #a18d5b
  9. #968968
  10. #8b8474
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.99:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b392 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c6ae00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5be18 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9993 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7ad00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b713 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba174 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeac06 {
  color: #eeac06;
}
Background
.bg-eeac06 {
  background-color: #eeac06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeac06 {
  border: 2px solid #eeac06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeac06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 172 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeac06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeac06, #bcee06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeac06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 172 6 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.06 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.07 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.12 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.33 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.37 #ffa500 Orange ΔE 6.05 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.16 #1153f9 Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#eeac06  rgb(238, 172, 6)  hsl(43, 95%, 48%)  Goldenrod
#0648ee  rgb(6, 72, 238)  hsl(223, 95%, 48%)  Iris
#06eeac  rgb(6, 238, 172)  hsl(163, 95%, 48%)  Medium Spring Green
#ac06ee  rgb(172, 6, 238)  hsl(283, 95%, 48%)  Vivid Violet