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#eeeecd ≈ Beige

  • yellow
  • Lightness: very high
  • Saturation: muted
  • Warm
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#eeeecd is a color from the yellow family, with very high lightness and muted saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 93.33% green and 80.39% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 13.87% yellow and 6.67% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 49.25% saturation and 86.86% 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 17.75:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Beige (#f5f5dc), ΔE 3.

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Relative luminance0.8373

Complementary

  1. #eeeecd
  2. #cdcdee

Split complementary

  1. #eeeecd
  2. #cdddee
  3. #ddcdee

Analogous

  1. #eeddcd
  2. #eeeecd
  3. #ddeecd

Triadic

  1. #eeeecd
  2. #cdeeee
  3. #eecdee

Tetradic

  1. #eeeecd
  2. #cdeecd
  3. #cdcdee
  4. #eecdee

Square

  1. #eeeecd
  2. #cdeedd
  3. #cdcdee
  4. #eecddd

Monochromatic

  1. #c7c75b
  2. #dbdb94
  3. #eeeecd
  4. #fafaf0
  5. #fafaf0

Shades

#eeeecd mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeeecd
  2. #d6d6b9
  3. #bebea4
  4. #a7a790
  5. #8f8f7b
  6. #777767
  7. #5f5f52
  8. #47473e
  9. #303029
  10. #181815
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeeecd mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeeecd
  2. #f0f0d2
  3. #f1f1d7
  4. #f3f3dc
  5. #f5f5e1
  6. #f7f7e6
  7. #f8f8eb
  8. #fafaf0
  9. #fcfcf5
  10. #fdfdfa
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeeecd mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeeecd
  2. #e3e3c5
  3. #d8d8be
  4. #cdcdb6
  5. #c2c2ae
  6. #b7b7a7
  7. #acac9f
  8. #a1a197
  9. #96968f
  10. #8b8b88
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.18:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.75:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #ececec ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #edede0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f4ebcb ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5edce ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #f3eae5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f2eccc ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2edce ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f1ebdc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeeecd {
  color: #eeeecd;
}
Background
.bg-eeeecd {
  background-color: #eeeecd;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeeecd {
  border: 2px solid #eeeecd;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeeecd;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 238 205;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 49% 87%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeeecd {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeeecd, #ddeecd);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeeecd {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 238 205 / 0.35);
}

#f5f5dc Beige ΔE 3.00 #fafad2 Light Goldenrod Yellow ΔE 3.05 #ffffe0 Light Yellow ΔE 3.59 #fff8dc Cornsilk ΔE 4.34 #fffacd Lemon Chiffon ΔE 4.34 #fffdd0 Cream ΔE 4.39 #f0ead6 Eggshell ΔE 5.46 #111132 Inverted #ececec Grayscale 

Beige
#eeeecd  rgb(238, 238, 205)  hsl(60, 49%, 87%)  Beige
#cdcdee  rgb(205, 205, 238)  hsl(240, 49%, 87%)  Periwinkle
#cdeeee  rgb(205, 238, 238)  hsl(180, 49%, 87%)  Light Cyan
#eecdee  rgb(238, 205, 238)  hsl(300, 49%, 87%)  Thistle