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#EEEA52

#eeea52 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeea52 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 32.16% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.68% magenta, 65.55% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 58.46°, with 82.11% saturation and 62.75% 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 16.53:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.78.

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Relative luminance0.7763

Complementary

  1. #eeea52
  2. #5256ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeea52
  2. #52a4ee
  3. #9c52ee

Analogous

  1. #ee9c52
  2. #eeea52
  3. #a4ee52

Triadic

  1. #eeea52
  2. #52eeea
  3. #ea52ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeea52
  2. #56ee52
  3. #5256ee
  4. #ea52ee

Square

  1. #eeea52
  2. #52ee9c
  3. #5256ee
  4. #ee52a4

Monochromatic

  1. #98950f
  2. #ded916
  3. #eeea52
  4. #f5f298
  5. #fcfbdd

Shades

#eeea52 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeea52
  2. #d6d34a
  3. #bebb42
  4. #a7a439
  5. #8f8c31
  6. #777529
  7. #5f5e21
  8. #474619
  9. #302f10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeea52 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeea52
  2. #f0ec63
  3. #f1ee75
  4. #f3f086
  5. #f5f297
  6. #f7f5a9
  7. #f8f7ba
  8. #faf9cb
  9. #fcfbdc
  10. #fdfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeea52 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeea52
  2. #e3df57
  3. #d8d55b
  4. #cdca60
  5. #c2c064
  6. #b7b569
  7. #acaa6e
  8. #a1a072
  9. #969577
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.53:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde13c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe75c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fedbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e546 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9e858 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8e1a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeea52 {
  color: #eeea52;
}
Background
.bg-eeea52 {
  background-color: #eeea52;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeea52 {
  border: 2px solid #eeea52;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeea52;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 234 82;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeea52 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeea52, #a4ee52);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeea52 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 234 82 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.78 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.76 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.04 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.33 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.18 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.23 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 5.46 #1115ad Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eeea52  rgb(238, 234, 82)  hsl(58, 82%, 63%)  Icterine
#5256ee  rgb(82, 86, 238)  hsl(238, 82%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#52eeea  rgb(82, 238, 234)  hsl(178, 82%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#ea52ee  rgb(234, 82, 238)  hsl(298, 82%, 63%)  Fuchsia