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#EDAE2F

#edae2f ≈ Marigold

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edae2f is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 68.24% green and 18.43% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 26.58% magenta, 80.17% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 40.11°, with 84.07% saturation and 55.69% 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 10.7:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Marigold (#eaa221), ΔE 3.65.

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Relative luminance0.4848

Complementary

  1. #edae2f
  2. #2f6eed

Split complementary

  1. #edae2f
  2. #2fcded
  3. #4f2fed

Analogous

  1. #ed4f2f
  2. #edae2f
  3. #cded2f

Triadic

  1. #edae2f
  2. #2fedae
  3. #ae2fed

Tetradic

  1. #edae2f
  2. #6eed2f
  3. #2f6eed
  4. #ae2fed

Square

  1. #edae2f
  2. #2fed4f
  3. #2f6eed
  4. #ed2fcd

Monochromatic

  1. #79540a
  2. #bf8511
  3. #edae2f
  4. #f3c975
  5. #f9e5bc

Shades

#edae2f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edae2f
  2. #d59d2a
  3. #be8b26
  4. #a67a21
  5. #8e681c
  6. #775718
  7. #5f4613
  8. #47340e
  9. #2f2309
  10. #181105
  11. #000000

Tints

#edae2f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edae2f
  2. #efb644
  3. #f1be59
  4. #f2c66d
  5. #f4ce82
  6. #f6d797
  7. #f8dfac
  8. #fae7c1
  9. #fbefd5
  10. #fdf7ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edae2f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edae2f
  2. #e2a937
  3. #d7a53f
  4. #cca047
  5. #c19c4f
  6. #b79758
  7. #ac9260
  8. #a18e68
  9. #968970
  10. #8b8578
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.96:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 10.7:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #b9b9b9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d0b595 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #c7b012 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #d5bf35 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ff9c96 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #d7af21 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #dfb933 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #faa37a ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edae2f {
  color: #edae2f;
}
Background
.bg-edae2f {
  background-color: #edae2f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edae2f {
  border: 2px solid #edae2f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edae2f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 174 47;
  --color-primary-hsl: 40 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edae2f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edae2f, #cded2f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edae2f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 174 47 / 0.35);
}

#eaa221 Marigold ΔE 3.65 #daa520 Goldenrod ΔE 4.00 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.78 #ffb347 Pastel Orange ΔE 5.03 #e49b0f Gamboge ΔE 5.27 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 5.74 #ffae42 Yellow Orange ΔE 5.91 #1251d0 Inverted #b9b9b9 Grayscale 

Marigold
#edae2f  rgb(237, 174, 47)  hsl(40, 84%, 56%)  Marigold
#2f6eed  rgb(47, 110, 237)  hsl(220, 84%, 56%)  Brandeis Blue
#2fedae  rgb(47, 237, 174)  hsl(160, 84%, 56%)  Medium Spring Green
#ae2fed  rgb(174, 47, 237)  hsl(280, 84%, 56%)  Electric Purple