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#EEED66

#eeed66 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eeed66 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 92.94% green and 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.42% magenta, 57.14% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 59.56°, with 80% saturation and 66.67% 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 16.94:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.02.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.797

Complementary

  1. #eeed66
  2. #6667ee

Split complementary

  1. #eeed66
  2. #66abee
  3. #a966ee

Analogous

  1. #eea966
  2. #eeed66
  3. #abee66

Triadic

  1. #eeed66
  2. #66eeed
  3. #ed66ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeed66
  2. #67ee66
  3. #6667ee
  4. #ed66ee

Square

  1. #eeed66
  2. #66eea9
  3. #6667ee
  4. #ee66ab

Monochromatic

  1. #a8a713
  2. #e6e521
  3. #eeed66
  4. #f6f5ab
  5. #fdfded

Shades

#eeed66 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeed66
  2. #d6d55c
  3. #bebe52
  4. #a7a647
  5. #8f8e3d
  6. #777733
  7. #5f5f29
  8. #47471f
  9. #302f14
  10. #18180a
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeed66 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeed66
  2. #f0ef75
  3. #f1f185
  4. #f3f294
  5. #f5f4a3
  6. #f7f6b3
  7. #f8f8c2
  8. #fafad1
  9. #fcfbe0
  10. #fdfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeed66 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeed66
  2. #e3e269
  3. #d8d76b
  4. #cdcc6e
  5. #c2c170
  6. #b7b773
  7. #acac76
  8. #a1a178
  9. #96967b
  10. #8b8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.94:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #eae9c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee457 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe96e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fddfd0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8e85d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9eb6b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7e5af ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeed66 {
  color: #eeed66;
}
Background
.bg-eeed66 {
  background-color: #eeed66;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeed66 {
  border: 2px solid #eeed66;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeed66;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 237 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 80% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeed66 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeed66, #abee66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeed66 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 237 102 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.02 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 3.99 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.48 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.53 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.62 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.64 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 6.07 #111299 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eeed66  rgb(238, 237, 102)  hsl(60, 80%, 67%)  Icterine
#6667ee  rgb(102, 103, 238)  hsl(240, 80%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#66eeed  rgb(102, 238, 237)  hsl(180, 80%, 67%)  Electric Blue
#ed66ee  rgb(237, 102, 238)  hsl(300, 80%, 67%)  Heliotrope