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#EDBC22

#edbc22 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#edbc22 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 73.73% green and 13.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.68% magenta, 85.65% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 45.52°, with 84.94% saturation and 53.14% 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 11.82:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.97.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5409

Complementary

  1. #edbc22
  2. #2253ed

Split complementary

  1. #edbc22
  2. #22b8ed
  3. #5722ed

Analogous

  1. #ed5722
  2. #edbc22
  3. #b8ed22

Triadic

  1. #edbc22
  2. #22edbc
  3. #bc22ed

Tetradic

  1. #edbc22
  2. #53ed22
  3. #2253ed
  4. #bc22ed

Square

  1. #edbc22
  2. #22ed57
  3. #2253ed
  4. #ed22b8

Monochromatic

  1. #6d5509
  2. #b48c0f
  3. #edbc22
  4. #f3d169
  5. #f9e7af

Shades

#edbc22 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edbc22
  2. #d5a91f
  3. #be961b
  4. #a68418
  5. #8e7114
  6. #775e11
  7. #5f4b0e
  8. #47380a
  9. #2f2607
  10. #181303
  11. #000000

Tints

#edbc22 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edbc22
  2. #efc338
  3. #f1c94e
  4. #f2d064
  5. #f4d77a
  6. #f6de91
  7. #f8e4a7
  8. #faebbd
  9. #fbf2d3
  10. #fdf8e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edbc22 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edbc22
  2. #e2b62b
  3. #d7b035
  4. #ccaa3e
  5. #c1a448
  6. #b79e51
  7. #ac985a
  8. #a19264
  9. #968c6d
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.82:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c09c ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc82e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c329 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab281 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edbc22 {
  color: #edbc22;
}
Background
.bg-edbc22 {
  background-color: #edbc22;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edbc22 {
  border: 2px solid #edbc22;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edbc22;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 188 34;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edbc22 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edbc22, #b8ed22);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edbc22 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 188 34 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.97 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.73 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.99 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.43 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.84 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.97 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.14 #1243dd Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edbc22  rgb(237, 188, 34)  hsl(46, 85%, 53%)  Saffron
#2253ed  rgb(34, 83, 237)  hsl(226, 85%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#22edbc  rgb(34, 237, 188)  hsl(166, 85%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#bc22ed  rgb(188, 34, 237)  hsl(286, 85%, 53%)  Electric Purple