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#EEDE96

#eede96 ≈ Flax

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eede96 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 87.06% green and 58.82% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.72% magenta, 36.97% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 49.09°, with 72.13% saturation and 76.08% 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 15.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Flax (#eedc82), ΔE 3.15.

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Relative luminance0.7262

Complementary

  1. #eede96
  2. #96a6ee

Split complementary

  1. #eede96
  2. #96d2ee
  3. #b296ee

Analogous

  1. #eeb296
  2. #eede96
  3. #d2ee96

Triadic

  1. #eede96
  2. #96eede
  3. #de96ee

Tetradic

  1. #eede96
  2. #a6ee96
  3. #96a6ee
  4. #de96ee

Square

  1. #eede96
  2. #96eeb2
  3. #96a6ee
  4. #ee96d2

Monochromatic

  1. #caab21
  2. #e3c954
  3. #eede96
  4. #f9f3d8
  5. #fcf9ed

Shades

#eede96 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eede96
  2. #d6c887
  3. #beb278
  4. #a79b69
  5. #8f855a
  6. #776f4b
  7. #5f593c
  8. #47432d
  9. #302c1e
  10. #18160f
  11. #000000

Tints

#eede96 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eede96
  2. #f0e1a1
  3. #f1e5ab
  4. #f3e8b6
  5. #f5ebc0
  6. #f7efcb
  7. #f8f2d5
  8. #faf5e0
  9. #fcf8ea
  10. #fdfcf5
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eede96 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eede96
  2. #e3d594
  3. #d8cb92
  4. #cdc28f
  5. #c2b88d
  6. #b7af8b
  7. #aca689
  8. #a19c87
  9. #969384
  10. #8b8982
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dddddd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4dec5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ecda91 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f0e099 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbd4cc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eddc93 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #efdf98 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d8b9 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eede96 {
  color: #eede96;
}
Background
.bg-eede96 {
  background-color: #eede96;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eede96 {
  border: 2px solid #eede96;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eede96;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 222 150;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 72% 76%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eede96 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eede96, #d2ee96);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eede96 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 222 150 / 0.35);
}

#eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.15 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.24 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 3.30 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.79 #eee8aa Pale Goldenrod ΔE 4.00 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.62 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.88 #112169 Inverted #dddddd Grayscale 

Flax
#eede96  rgb(238, 222, 150)  hsl(49, 72%, 76%)  Flax
#96a6ee  rgb(150, 166, 238)  hsl(229, 72%, 76%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#96eede  rgb(150, 238, 222)  hsl(169, 72%, 76%)  Magic Mint
#de96ee  rgb(222, 150, 238)  hsl(289, 72%, 76%)  Violet