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#EEEF87

#eeef87 ≈ Pastel Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eeef87 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 93.33% red, 93.73% green and 52.94% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0.42% cyan, 0% magenta, 43.51% yellow and 6.27% black. Its hue angle is 60.58°, with 76.47% saturation and 73.33% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 17.33:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Pastel Yellow (#fdfd96), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#ffff99
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Relative luminance0.8166

Complementary

  1. #eeef87
  2. #8887ef

Split complementary

  1. #eeef87
  2. #87baef
  3. #bc87ef

Analogous

  1. #efbc87
  2. #eeef87
  3. #baef87

Triadic

  1. #eeef87
  2. #87eeef
  3. #ef87ee

Tetradic

  1. #eeef87
  2. #87ef88
  3. #8887ef
  4. #ef87ee

Square

  1. #eeef87
  2. #87efbc
  3. #8887ef
  4. #ef87ba

Monochromatic

  1. #c1c31a
  2. #e4e643
  3. #eeef87
  4. #f8f8ca
  5. #fcfded

Shades

#eeef87 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eeef87
  2. #d6d77a
  3. #bebf6c
  4. #a7a75f
  5. #8f8f51
  6. #777844
  7. #5f6036
  8. #474829
  9. #30301b
  10. #18180e
  11. #000000

Tints

#eeef87 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eeef87
  2. #f0f193
  3. #f1f29f
  4. #f3f4ab
  5. #f5f5b7
  6. #f7f7c3
  7. #f8f9cf
  8. #fafadb
  9. #fcfce7
  10. #fdfdf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eeef87 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eeef87
  2. #e3e486
  3. #d8d986
  4. #cdce85
  5. #c2c384
  6. #b7b884
  7. #acac83
  8. #a1a182
  9. #969681
  10. #8b8b81
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.33:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ebecc9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee77e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffeb8c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbe4d6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f8ea82 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9ed8a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6e8bc ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eeef87 {
  color: #eeef87;
}
Background
.bg-eeef87 {
  background-color: #eeef87;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eeef87 {
  border: 2px solid #eeef87;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eeef87;
  --color-primary-rgb: 238 239 135;
  --color-primary-hsl: 61 76% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eeef87 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eeef87, #baef87);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eeef87 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(238 239 135 / 0.35);
}

#fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 2.97 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 3.63 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.45 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 6.22 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 6.28 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 6.42 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 6.70 #111078 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Pastel Yellow
#eeef87  rgb(238, 239, 135)  hsl(61, 76%, 73%)  Pastel Yellow
#8887ef  rgb(136, 135, 239)  hsl(241, 76%, 73%)  Medium Purple
#87eeef  rgb(135, 238, 239)  hsl(181, 76%, 73%)  Electric Blue
#ef87ee  rgb(239, 135, 238)  hsl(301, 76%, 73%)  Violet