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#EEEA50

#eeea50 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeea50 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 91.76% green and 31.37% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.68% magenta, 66.39% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 58.48°, with 82.29% saturation and 62.35% 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 16.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.79.

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Relative luminance0.776

Complementary

  1. #eeea50
  2. #5054ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeea50
  2. #50a3ee
  3. #9b50ee

Analogous

  1. #ee9b50
  2. #eeea50
  3. #a3ee50

Triadic

  1. #eeea50
  2. #50eeea
  3. #ea50ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeea50
  2. #54ee50
  3. #5054ee
  4. #ea50ee

Square

  1. #eeea50
  2. #50ee9b
  3. #5054ee
  4. #ee50a3

Monochromatic

  1. #96930f
  2. #dcd715
  3. #eeea50
  4. #f5f296
  5. #fcfbdb

Shades

#eeea50 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeea50
  2. #d6d348
  3. #bebb40
  4. #a7a438
  5. #8f8c30
  6. #777528
  7. #5f5e20
  8. #474618
  9. #302f10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeea50 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeea50
  2. #f0ec62
  3. #f1ee73
  4. #f3f085
  5. #f5f296
  6. #f7f5a8
  7. #f8f7b9
  8. #faf9cb
  9. #fcfbdc
  10. #fdfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeea50 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeea50
  2. #e3df55
  3. #d8d55a
  4. #cdca5e
  5. #c2c063
  6. #b7b568
  7. #acaa6d
  8. #a1a072
  9. #969576
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde139 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe75a ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e544 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9e856 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8e1a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeea50 {
  color: #eeea50;
}
Background
.bg-eeea50 {
  background-color: #eeea50;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeea50 {
  border: 2px solid #eeea50;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeea50;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 234 80;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeea50 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeea50, #a3ee50);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeea50 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 234 80 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.79 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.66 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.88 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.35 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.15 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.31 #1115af Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eeea50  rgb(238, 234, 80)  hsl(58, 82%, 62%)  Icterine
#5054ee  rgb(80, 84, 238)  hsl(238, 82%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#50eeea  rgb(80, 238, 234)  hsl(178, 82%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#ea50ee  rgb(234, 80, 238)  hsl(298, 82%, 62%)  Fuchsia