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#EEDD8D

#eedd8d ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eedd8d is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 86.67% green and 55.29% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.14% magenta, 40.76% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 49.48°, 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 15.36:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 1.68.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.7181

Complementary

  1. #eedd8d
  2. #8d9eee

Split complementary

  1. #eedd8d
  2. #8dcfee
  3. #ac8dee

Analogous

  1. #eeac8d
  2. #eedd8d
  3. #cfee8d

Triadic

  1. #eedd8d
  2. #8deedd
  3. #dd8dee

Tetradic

  1. #eedd8d
  2. #9eee8d
  3. #8d9eee
  4. #dd8dee

Square

  1. #eedd8d
  2. #8deeac
  3. #8d9eee
  4. #ee8dcf

Monochromatic

  1. #c5a71d
  2. #e4c94a
  3. #eedd8d
  4. #f8f1d0
  5. #fcfaed

Shades

#eedd8d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eedd8d
  2. #d6c77f
  3. #beb171
  4. #a79b63
  5. #8f8555
  6. #776f47
  7. #5f5838
  8. #47422a
  9. #302c1c
  10. #18160e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eedd8d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eedd8d
  2. #f0e098
  3. #f1e4a4
  4. #f3e7af
  5. #f5ebbb
  6. #f7eec6
  7. #f8f1d1
  8. #faf5dd
  9. #fcf8e8
  10. #fdfcf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eedd8d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eedd8d
  2. #e3d48c
  3. #d8ca8a
  4. #cdc189
  5. #c2b888
  6. #b7af87
  7. #aca585
  8. #a19c84
  9. #969383
  10. #8b8981
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.36:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4ddc2 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecd987 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f1df90 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcd2c9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eddb89 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f0de8f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d7b4 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eedd8d {
  color: #eedd8d;
}
Background
.bg-eedd8d {
  background-color: #eedd8d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eedd8d {
  border: 2px solid #eedd8d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eedd8d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 221 141;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 74% 74%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eedd8d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eedd8d, #cfee8d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eedd8d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 221 141 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.68 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 1.80 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.04 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.41 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.58 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 4.71 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 5.11 #112272 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Flax
#eedd8d  rgb(238, 221, 141)  hsl(49, 74%, 74%)  Flax
#8d9eee  rgb(141, 158, 238)  hsl(229, 74%, 74%)  Cornflower Blue
#8deedd  rgb(141, 238, 221)  hsl(169, 74%, 74%)  Magic Mint
#dd8dee  rgb(221, 141, 238)  hsl(289, 74%, 74%)  Violet