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#EEDE68

#eede68 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eede68 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 87.06% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.72% magenta, 56.3% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 52.84°, with 79.76% saturation and 67.06% 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 15.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.38.

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Relative luminance0.7142

Complementary

  1. #eede68
  2. #6878ee

Split complementary

  1. #eede68
  2. #68bbee
  3. #9b68ee

Analogous

  1. #ee9b68
  2. #eede68
  3. #bbee68

Triadic

  1. #eede68
  2. #68eede
  3. #de68ee

Tetradic

  1. #eede68
  2. #78ee68
  3. #6878ee
  4. #de68ee

Square

  1. #eede68
  2. #68ee9b
  3. #6878ee
  4. #ee68bb

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9813
  2. #e6cf23
  3. #eede68
  4. #f6edad
  5. #fdfbed

Shades

#eede68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eede68
  2. #d6c85e
  3. #beb253
  4. #a79b49
  5. #8f853e
  6. #776f34
  7. #5f592a
  8. #47431f
  9. #302c15
  10. #18160a
  11. #000000

Tints

#eede68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eede68
  2. #f0e177
  3. #f1e586
  4. #f3e895
  5. #f5eba4
  6. #f7efb4
  7. #f8f2c3
  8. #faf5d2
  9. #fcf8e1
  10. #fdfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eede68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eede68
  2. #e3d56a
  3. #d8cb6d
  4. #cdc26f
  5. #c2b872
  6. #b7af74
  7. #aca676
  8. #a19c79
  9. #96937b
  10. #8b897e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.37:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dcdcdc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e3ddb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f0d85c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5df6e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fed0c4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #efda61 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2df6c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8d6a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eede68 {
  color: #eede68;
}
Background
.bg-eede68 {
  background-color: #eede68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eede68 {
  border: 2px solid #eede68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eede68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 222 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 53 80% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eede68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eede68, #bbee68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eede68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 222 104 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.38 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.91 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.04 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.17 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.26 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.63 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.21 #112197 Inverted #dcdcdc Grayscale 

Straw
#eede68  rgb(238, 222, 104)  hsl(53, 80%, 67%)  Straw
#6878ee  rgb(104, 120, 238)  hsl(233, 80%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#68eede  rgb(104, 238, 222)  hsl(173, 80%, 67%)  Turquoise
#de68ee  rgb(222, 104, 238)  hsl(293, 80%, 67%)  Heliotrope