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#EEDC5E

#eedc5e ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eedc5e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 86.27% green and 36.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.56% magenta, 60.5% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 52.5°, with 80.9% saturation and 65.1% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 15.03:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.21.

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Relative luminance0.7017

Complementary

  1. #eedc5e
  2. #5e70ee

Split complementary

  1. #eedc5e
  2. #5eb8ee
  3. #945eee

Analogous

  1. #ee945e
  2. #eedc5e
  3. #b8ee5e

Triadic

  1. #eedc5e
  2. #5eeedc
  3. #dc5eee

Tetradic

  1. #eedc5e
  2. #70ee5e
  3. #5e70ee
  4. #dc5eee

Square

  1. #eedc5e
  2. #5eee94
  3. #5e70ee
  4. #ee5eb8

Monochromatic

  1. #a29011
  2. #e7cd19
  3. #eedc5e
  4. #f5eba3
  5. #fdfae8

Shades

#eedc5e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eedc5e
  2. #d6c655
  3. #beb04b
  4. #a79a42
  5. #8f8438
  6. #776e2f
  7. #5f5826
  8. #47421c
  9. #302c13
  10. #181609
  11. #000000

Tints

#eedc5e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eedc5e
  2. #f0e06e
  3. #f1e37e
  4. #f3e78e
  5. #f5ea9e
  6. #f7eeaf
  7. #f8f1bf
  8. #faf5cf
  9. #fcf8df
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eedc5e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eedc5e
  2. #e3d361
  3. #d8ca65
  4. #cdc068
  5. #c2b76c
  6. #b7ae6f
  7. #aca572
  8. #a19c76
  9. #969279
  10. #8b897d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.03:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dadada ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dbb6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd650 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f4dd65 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffcec1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eed856 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dd62 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8d4a3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eedc5e {
  color: #eedc5e;
}
Background
.bg-eedc5e {
  background-color: #eedc5e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eedc5e {
  border: 2px solid #eedc5e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eedc5e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 220 94;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 81% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eedc5e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eedc5e, #b8ee5e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eedc5e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 220 94 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.21 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.70 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.36 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.67 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.70 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.78 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.84 #1123a1 Inverted #dadada Grayscale 

Straw
#eedc5e  rgb(238, 220, 94)  hsl(53, 81%, 65%)  Straw
#5e70ee  rgb(94, 112, 238)  hsl(233, 81%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5eeedc  rgb(94, 238, 220)  hsl(173, 81%, 65%)  Turquoise
#dc5eee  rgb(220, 94, 238)  hsl(293, 81%, 65%)  Heliotrope