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#EED791

#eed791 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eed791 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 84.31% green and 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 39.08% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 45.16°, with 73.23% saturation and 75.1% 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 14.76:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 3.78.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6882

Complementary

  1. #eed791
  2. #91a8ee

Split complementary

  1. #eed791
  2. #91d7ee
  3. #a991ee

Analogous

  1. #eea991
  2. #eed791
  3. #d7ee91

Triadic

  1. #eed791
  2. #91eed7
  3. #d791ee

Tetradic

  1. #eed791
  2. #a8ee91
  3. #91a8ee
  4. #d791ee

Square

  1. #eed791
  2. #91eea9
  3. #91a8ee
  4. #ee91d7

Monochromatic

  1. #c79e1f
  2. #e4bf4f
  3. #eed791
  4. #f8efd3
  5. #fcf9ed

Shades

#eed791 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eed791
  2. #d6c283
  3. #beac74
  4. #a79766
  5. #8f8157
  6. #776c49
  7. #5f563a
  8. #47412c
  9. #302b1d
  10. #18160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#eed791 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eed791
  2. #f0db9c
  3. #f1dfa7
  4. #f3e3b2
  5. #f5e7bd
  6. #f7ebc8
  7. #f8efd3
  8. #faf3de
  9. #fcf7e9
  10. #fdfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eed791 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eed791
  2. #e3ce8f
  3. #d8c68e
  4. #cdbd8c
  5. #c2b48a
  6. #b7ac89
  7. #aca387
  8. #a19a85
  9. #969183
  10. #8b8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.76:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1d8c0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6d48c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebdb93 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fccdc5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9d58e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecda92 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d1b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eed791 {
  color: #eed791;
}
Background
.bg-eed791 {
  background-color: #eed791;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eed791 {
  border: 2px solid #eed791;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eed791;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 215 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 73% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eed791 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eed791, #d7ee91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eed791 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 215 145 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.78 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.00 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.50 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.55 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.89 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 6.13 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 6.13 #11286e Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Buff
#eed791  rgb(238, 215, 145)  hsl(45, 73%, 75%)  Buff
#91a8ee  rgb(145, 168, 238)  hsl(225, 73%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#91eed7  rgb(145, 238, 215)  hsl(165, 73%, 75%)  Magic Mint
#d791ee  rgb(215, 145, 238)  hsl(285, 73%, 75%)  Violet