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#EEAD12

#eead12 ≈ Goldenrod

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eead12 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 67.84% green and 7.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 27.31% magenta, 92.44% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 42.27°, with 86.61% saturation and 50.2% 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 10.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Goldenrod (#daa520), ΔE 4.

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Relative luminance0.4811

Complementary

  1. #eead12
  2. #1253ee

Split complementary

  1. #eead12
  2. #12c1ee
  3. #3f12ee

Analogous

  1. #ee3f12
  2. #eead12
  3. #c1ee12

Triadic

  1. #eead12
  2. #12eead
  3. #ad12ee

Tetradic

  1. #eead12
  2. #53ee12
  3. #1253ee
  4. #ad12ee

Square

  1. #eead12
  2. #12ee3f
  3. #1253ee
  4. #ee12c1

Monochromatic

  1. #604607
  2. #a87a0c
  3. #eead12
  4. #f3c659
  5. #f8dea1

Shades

#eead12 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eead12
  2. #d69c10
  3. #be8a0e
  4. #a7790d
  5. #8f680b
  6. #775709
  7. #5f4507
  8. #473405
  9. #302304
  10. #181102
  11. #000000

Tints

#eead12 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eead12
  2. #f0b52a
  3. #f1bd41
  4. #f3c659
  5. #f5ce71
  6. #f7d689
  7. #f8dea0
  8. #fae6b8
  9. #fcefd0
  10. #fdf7e7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eead12 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eead12
  2. #e3a91d
  3. #d8a428
  4. #cda033
  5. #c29b3e
  6. #b79749
  7. #ac9254
  8. #a18e5f
  9. #96896a
  10. #8b8575
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.98:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b8b8b8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b493 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7af00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf1f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9a94 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d8ae00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e0b81a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fba275 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eead12 {
  color: #eead12;
}
Background
.bg-eead12 {
  background-color: #eead12;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eead12 {
  border: 2px solid #eead12;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eead12;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 173 18;
  --color-primary-hsl: 42 87% 50%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eead12 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eead12, #c1ee12);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eead12 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 173 18 / 0.35);
}

#daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.00 #eaa221 Marigold ΔE 4.14 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.98 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 5.06 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.48 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.00 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 6.16 #1152ed Inverted #b8b8b8 Grayscale 

Goldenrod
#eead12  rgb(238, 173, 18)  hsl(42, 87%, 50%)  Goldenrod
#1253ee  rgb(18, 83, 238)  hsl(222, 87%, 50%)  Ultramarine Blue
#12eead  rgb(18, 238, 173)  hsl(162, 87%, 50%)  Medium Spring Green
#ad12ee  rgb(173, 18, 238)  hsl(282, 87%, 50%)  Vivid Violet