#ede99e

Color #ede99e

A moderately saturated light yellow.

Closest named color Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa · ΔE 6.48 Nearest Tailwind class yellow-100 #fef9c2 · ΔE 5.5

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Conversions

HEX

#ede99e

RGB

rgb(237, 233, 158)

HSL

hsl(57, 68.7%, 77.5%)

HSV / HSB

hsv(57, 33.3%, 92.9%)

CMYK

cmyk(0%, 1.7%, 33.3%, 7.1%)

LAB

lab(91.12, -9.69, 37.01)

LCH

lch(91.12, 38.26, 104.67)

OKLCH

oklch(92%, 0.0951, 105.5)

HWB

hwb(57, 62%, 7.1%)

Harmony colors

Complementary

#9ea2ed

Analogous

#edc29e

#ede99e

#caed9e

Triadic

#ede99e

#9eede9

#e99eed

Split-complementary

#ede99e

#9ecaed

#c29eed

Tetradic

#ede99e

#a2ed9e

#9ea2ed

#e99eed

Square

#ede99e

#9eedc2

#9ea2ed

#ed9eca

Shades

Color #ede99e mixed toward black.

#e3dd67

#d8d02f

#a7a01f

#6f6b15

#38350a

Tints

Color #ede99e mixed toward white.

#f0edae

#f3f0be

#f6f4cf

#f9f8df

#fcfbef

Tones

Color #ede99e mixed toward gray.

#e6e3a5

#e0ddab

#d9d7b2

#d3d1b8

#ccccbf

Accessibility

Aa White text on this color

1.25:1

Aa Black text on this color

16.75:1

Black text reads better on this background (16.75:1). That passes WCAG AAA (≥7:1) for normal-size text.

Under color vision deficiencies

Protanopia

#ebebb4 · ΔE 4.3

Deuteranopia

#ececb9 · ΔE 5.2

Tritanopia

#edc3c6 · ΔE 31.7

Achromatopsia

#e6e6e6 · ΔE 20.8

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Code

CSS

background-color: #ede99e;

Tailwind (arbitrary value)

bg-[#ede99e]

Related colors

Dark Khaki #bdb76b

Pale Goldenrod #eee8aa

Ivory #fffff0

Beige #f5f5dc

Khaki #f0e68c

Lemon Chiffon #fffacd

Frequently asked questions

#ede99e (#ede99e) is rgb(237, 233, 158) in RGB.

No, #ede99e is not web-safe. The nearest web-safe colors are among its tones and shades below.

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