Information about #EADE8E color

#EADE8E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EADE8E falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(234, 222, 142) — 91.8% red, 87.1% green, 55.7% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 36 / 8. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EADE8E is a strongly colored sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Primrose (#E4DE8E). Slightly further away sit Mellow Yellow (#EAD895) and Moonbeam (#F2E289).

The recipe behind #EADE8E is rgb(234, 222, 142), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EADE8E: 15.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EADE8E color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EADE8E color harmonies

Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.

Complementary

Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

Analogous

Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EADE8E

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Dark Ivory color link
Dark Ivory

#F2E58F

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Sahara Sand color link
Sahara Sand

#F1E788

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Warm Yellow color link
Warm Yellow

#F4E98C

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Flavescent color link
Flavescent

#F7E98E

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EADE8E
  • RGB234, 222, 142
  • CMYK0, 5, 36, 8
  • CSSrgb(234, 222, 142)
  • HSL52°, 69%, 74%
  • HSL Precise52.174°, 68.657%, 73.725%
  • HSV52°, 39%, 92%
  • HSB52°, 39%, 92%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.918
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.871
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.557
  • GLSLvec3(0.918, 0.871, 0.557)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.918, 0.871, 0.557, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.918, 0.871, 0.557)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB91.8%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB55.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEADE8E
  • DECIMAL ID15392398
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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