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#EED970

#eed970 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eed970 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 85.1% green and 43.92% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.82% magenta, 52.94% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 50°, with 78.75% saturation and 68.63% 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 14.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.34.

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Relative luminance0.6897

Complementary

  1. #eed970
  2. #7085ee

Split complementary

  1. #eed970
  2. #70c4ee
  3. #9a70ee

Analogous

  1. #ee9a70
  2. #eed970
  3. #c4ee70

Triadic

  1. #eed970
  2. #70eed9
  3. #d970ee

Tetradic

  1. #eed970
  2. #85ee70
  3. #7085ee
  4. #d970ee

Square

  1. #eed970
  2. #70ee9a
  3. #7085ee
  4. #ee70c4

Monochromatic

  1. #b09615
  2. #e6c72c
  3. #eed970
  4. #f6ebb4
  5. #fdfaed

Shades

#eed970 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eed970
  2. #d6c365
  3. #beae5a
  4. #a7984e
  5. #8f8243
  6. #776d38
  7. #5f572d
  8. #474122
  9. #302b16
  10. #18160b
  11. #000000

Tints

#eed970 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eed970
  2. #f0dd7e
  3. #f1e18d
  4. #f3e49b
  5. #f5e8a9
  6. #f7ecb8
  7. #f8f0c6
  8. #faf4d4
  9. #fcf7e2
  10. #fdfbf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eed970 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eed970
  2. #e3d072
  3. #d8c773
  4. #cdbe75
  5. #c2b576
  6. #b7ad78
  7. #aca47a
  8. #a19b7b
  9. #96927d
  10. #8b897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1d9b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ebd466 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0dc75 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feccc1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ecd66a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efdb73 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8d1a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eed970 {
  color: #eed970;
}
Background
.bg-eed970 {
  background-color: #eed970;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eed970 {
  border: 2px solid #eed970;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eed970;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 217 112;
  --color-primary-hsl: 50 79% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eed970 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eed970, #c4ee70);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eed970 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 217 112 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.34 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 2.41 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.44 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.74 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.62 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.56 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.84 #11268f Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Buff
#eed970  rgb(238, 217, 112)  hsl(50, 79%, 69%)  Buff
#7085ee  rgb(112, 133, 238)  hsl(230, 79%, 69%)  Cornflower Blue
#70eed9  rgb(112, 238, 217)  hsl(170, 79%, 69%)  Turquoise
#d970ee  rgb(217, 112, 238)  hsl(290, 79%, 69%)  Heliotrope