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#EED38D

#eed38d ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eed38d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 82.75% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.34% magenta, 40.76% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.3°, with 74.05% saturation and 74.31% 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 14.34:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.59.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6669

Complementary

  1. #eed38d
  2. #8da8ee

Split complementary

  1. #eed38d
  2. #8dd8ee
  3. #a28dee

Analogous

  1. #eea28d
  2. #eed38d
  3. #d8ee8d

Triadic

  1. #eed38d
  2. #8deed3
  3. #d38dee

Tetradic

  1. #eed38d
  2. #a8ee8d
  3. #8da8ee
  4. #d38dee

Square

  1. #eed38d
  2. #8deea2
  3. #8da8ee
  4. #ee8dd8

Monochromatic

  1. #c5961d
  2. #e4b94a
  3. #eed38d
  4. #f8edd0
  5. #fcf8ed

Shades

#eed38d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eed38d
  2. #d6be7f
  3. #bea971
  4. #a79463
  5. #8f7f55
  6. #776a47
  7. #5f5438
  8. #473f2a
  9. #302a1c
  10. #18150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eed38d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eed38d
  2. #f0d798
  3. #f1dca4
  4. #f3e0af
  5. #f5e5bb
  6. #f7e9c6
  7. #f8edd1
  8. #faf2dd
  9. #fcf6e8
  10. #fdfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eed38d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eed38d
  2. #e3cb8c
  3. #d8c28a
  4. #cdba89
  5. #c2b288
  6. #b7aa87
  7. #aca185
  8. #a19984
  9. #969183
  10. #8b8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.34:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e0d4bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d188 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d88f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcc8c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d28a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd68e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7cdaf ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eed38d {
  color: #eed38d;
}
Background
.bg-eed38d {
  background-color: #eed38d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eed38d {
  border: 2px solid #eed38d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eed38d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 211 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 43 74% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eed38d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eed38d, #d8ee8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eed38d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 211 141 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.59 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.90 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.98 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.67 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.31 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 6.40 #fad6a5 Sunset ΔE 6.42 #112c72 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Buff
#eed38d  rgb(238, 211, 141)  hsl(43, 74%, 74%)  Buff
#8da8ee  rgb(141, 168, 238)  hsl(223, 74%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#8deed3  rgb(141, 238, 211)  hsl(163, 74%, 74%)  Magic Mint
#d38dee  rgb(211, 141, 238)  hsl(283, 74%, 74%)  Violet