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#EED79A

#eed79a ≈ Vanilla

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eed79a 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 60.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 9.66% magenta, 35.29% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 43.57°, with 71.19% saturation and 76.86% 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 14.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Vanilla (#f3e5ab), ΔE 3.96.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6911

Complementary

  1. #eed79a
  2. #9ab1ee

Split complementary

  1. #eed79a
  2. #9adbee
  3. #ad9aee

Analogous

  1. #eead9a
  2. #eed79a
  3. #dbee9a

Triadic

  1. #eed79a
  2. #9aeed7
  3. #d79aee

Tetradic

  1. #eed79a
  2. #b1ee9a
  3. #9ab1ee
  4. #d79aee

Square

  1. #eed79a
  2. #9aeead
  3. #9ab1ee
  4. #ee9adb

Monochromatic

  1. #cd9e22
  2. #e3bd59
  3. #eed79a
  4. #f9f1db
  5. #fcf8ee

Shades

#eed79a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eed79a
  2. #d6c28b
  3. #beac7b
  4. #a7976c
  5. #8f815c
  6. #776c4d
  7. #5f563e
  8. #47412e
  9. #302b1f
  10. #18160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#eed79a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eed79a
  2. #f0dba4
  3. #f1dfae
  4. #f3e3b8
  5. #f5e7c2
  6. #f7ebcd
  7. #f8efd7
  8. #faf3e1
  9. #fcf7eb
  10. #fdfbf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eed79a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eed79a
  2. #e3ce97
  3. #d8c695
  4. #cdbd92
  5. #c2b490
  6. #b7ac8d
  7. #aca38a
  8. #a19a88
  9. #969185
  10. #8b8983
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1d8c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e4d596 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eadb9c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbcdc7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e8d697 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecda9b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d1b7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eed79a {
  color: #eed79a;
}
Background
.bg-eed79a {
  background-color: #eed79a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eed79a {
  border: 2px solid #eed79a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eed79a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 215 154;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 71% 77%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eed79a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eed79a, #dbee9a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eed79a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 215 154 / 0.35);
}

#f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.96 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 4.71 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 4.76 #ffe4b5 Moccasin ΔE 5.12 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 5.36 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.54 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.72 #112865 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Vanilla
#eed79a  rgb(238, 215, 154)  hsl(44, 71%, 77%)  Vanilla
#9ab1ee  rgb(154, 177, 238)  hsl(224, 71%, 77%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#9aeed7  rgb(154, 238, 215)  hsl(164, 71%, 77%)  Magic Mint
#d79aee  rgb(215, 154, 238)  hsl(284, 71%, 77%)  Wisteria