#eddb8c

Color #eddb8c

A vivid, highly saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Khaki #f0e68c · ΔE 6.63 Nearest Tailwind class amber-200 #fee685 · ΔE 4

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Conversions

HEX

#eddb8c

RGB

rgb(237, 219, 140)

HSL

hsl(48.9, 72.9%, 73.9%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(48.9, 40.9%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 7.6%, 40.9%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(87.27, -4.64, 41.05)

LCH

lch(87.27, 41.31, 96.45)

OKLCH

oklch(88.9%, 0.1009, 96.89)

HWB

hwb(48.9, 54.9%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#8c9eed

Analogous

#edaa8c

#eddb8c

#ceed8c

Triadic

#eddb8c

#8ceddb

#db8ced

Split-complementary

#eddb8c

#8cceed

#aa8ced

Tetradic

#eddb8c

#9eed8c

#8c9eed

#db8ced

Square

#eddb8c

#8cedaa

#8c9eed

#ed8cce

Shades

Color #eddb8c mixed toward black.

#e4ca56

#d9b722

#a3891a

#6d5c11

#362e09

Tints

Color #eddb8c mixed toward white.

#f0e19f

#f3e7b2

#f6edc5

#f9f3d9

#fcf9ec

Tones

Color #eddb8c mixed toward gray.

#e5d694

#ddd19c

#d5cca4

#cdc7ac

#c5c2b4

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.39:1

Aa Black text on this color

15.11:1

Black text reads better on this background (15.11:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#e5e5a4 · ΔE 6

Deuteranopia

#e6e8a9 · ΔE 6.9

Tritanopia

#ecb4b7 · ΔE 31.8

Achromatopsia

#dbdbdb · ΔE 21.5

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Code

CSS

background-color: #eddb8c;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#eddb8c]

Related colors

Cornsilk #fff8dc

Gold #ffd700

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Goldenrod #daa520

Frequently asked questions

#eddb8c (#eddb8c) is rgb(237, 219, 140) in RGB.

No, #eddb8c is not one of the 216 web-safe colors — for that, every RGB channel would have to be a multiple of 51.

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