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#EEEB55

#eeeb55 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeeb55 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 92.16% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.26% magenta, 64.29% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 58.82°, with 81.82% saturation and 63.33% 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 16.65:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.64.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7825

Complementary

  1. #eeeb55
  2. #5558ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeeb55
  2. #55a5ee
  3. #9e55ee

Analogous

  1. #ee9e55
  2. #eeeb55
  3. #a5ee55

Triadic

  1. #eeeb55
  2. #55eeeb
  3. #eb55ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeeb55
  2. #58ee55
  3. #5558ee
  4. #eb55ee

Square

  1. #eeeb55
  2. #55ee9e
  3. #5558ee
  4. #ee55a5

Monochromatic

  1. #9b980f
  2. #e0dc16
  3. #eeeb55
  4. #f5f39b
  5. #fcfbe0

Shades

#eeeb55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeeb55
  2. #d6d44d
  3. #bebc44
  4. #a7a53c
  5. #8f8d33
  6. #77762b
  7. #5f5e22
  8. #47471a
  9. #302f11
  10. #181809
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeeb55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeeb55
  2. #f0ed66
  3. #f1ef77
  4. #f3f188
  5. #f5f399
  6. #f7f5aa
  7. #f8f7bb
  8. #faf9cc
  9. #fcfbdd
  10. #fdfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeeb55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeeb55
  2. #e3e059
  3. #d8d65e
  4. #cdcb62
  5. #c2c066
  6. #b7b66b
  7. #acab6f
  8. #a1a073
  9. #969577
  10. #8b8b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.26:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.65:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e5e5e5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e7bc ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde241 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe75f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #feddcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e64a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9e95b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8e2aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeeb55 {
  color: #eeeb55;
}
Background
.bg-eeeb55 {
  background-color: #eeeb55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeeb55 {
  border: 2px solid #eeeb55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeeb55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 235 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 82% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeeb55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeeb55, #a5ee55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeeb55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 235 85 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.64 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.10 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.13 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.14 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.47 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.50 #1114aa Inverted #e5e5e5 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eeeb55  rgb(238, 235, 85)  hsl(59, 82%, 63%)  Icterine
#5558ee  rgb(85, 88, 238)  hsl(239, 82%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#55eeeb  rgb(85, 238, 235)  hsl(179, 82%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#eb55ee  rgb(235, 85, 238)  hsl(299, 82%, 63%)  Fuchsia