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#EDAE2D

#edae2d ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#edae2d is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 68.24% green and 17.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.58% magenta, 81.01% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 40.31°, with 84.21% saturation and 55.29% 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 call-to-action buttons. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 10.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.71.

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Relative luminance0.4847

Complementary

  1. #edae2d
  2. #2d6ced

Split complementary

  1. #edae2d
  2. #2dcced
  3. #4e2ded

Analogous

  1. #ed4e2d
  2. #edae2d
  3. #cced2d

Triadic

  1. #edae2d
  2. #2dedae
  3. #ae2ded

Tetradic

  1. #edae2d
  2. #6ced2d
  3. #2d6ced
  4. #ae2ded

Square

  1. #edae2d
  2. #2ded4e
  3. #2d6ced
  4. #ed2dcc

Monochromatic

  1. #77530a
  2. #bd8410
  3. #edae2d
  4. #f3c973
  5. #f9e4ba

Shades

#edae2d mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edae2d
  2. #d59d29
  3. #be8b24
  4. #a67a20
  5. #8e681b
  6. #775717
  7. #5f4612
  8. #47340e
  9. #2f2309
  10. #181105
  11. #000000

Tints

#edae2d mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edae2d
  2. #efb642
  3. #f1be57
  4. #f2c66c
  5. #f4ce81
  6. #f6d796
  7. #f8dfab
  8. #fae7c0
  9. #fbefd5
  10. #fdf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edae2d mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edae2d
  2. #e2a935
  3. #d7a53e
  4. #cca046
  5. #c19c4e
  6. #b79757
  7. #ac925f
  8. #a18e67
  9. #96896f
  10. #8b8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b00d ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d6bf33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7af1e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb931 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #faa37a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edae2d {
  color: #edae2d;
}
Background
.bg-edae2d {
  background-color: #edae2d;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edae2d {
  border: 2px solid #edae2d;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edae2d;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 174 45;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edae2d {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edae2d, #cced2d);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edae2d {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 174 45 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.71 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 3.94 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.72 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.16 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.31 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.62 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 6.04 #1251d2 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Marigold
#edae2d  rgb(237, 174, 45)  hsl(40, 84%, 55%)  Marigold
#2d6ced  rgb(45, 108, 237)  hsl(220, 84%, 55%)  Royal Blue
#2dedae  rgb(45, 237, 174)  hsl(160, 84%, 55%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae2ded  rgb(174, 45, 237)  hsl(280, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple