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#EDBC28

#edbc28 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#edbc28 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.68% magenta, 83.12% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 45.08°, with 84.55% saturation and 54.31% 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 luminance0.5412

Complementary

  1. #edbc28
  2. #2859ed

Split complementary

  1. #edbc28
  2. #28bbed
  3. #5928ed

Analogous

  1. #ed5928
  2. #edbc28
  3. #bbed28

Triadic

  1. #edbc28
  2. #28edbc
  3. #bc28ed

Tetradic

  1. #edbc28
  2. #59ed28
  3. #2859ed
  4. #bc28ed

Square

  1. #edbc28
  2. #28ed59
  3. #2859ed
  4. #ed28bb

Monochromatic

  1. #72580a
  2. #b98f0f
  3. #edbc28
  4. #f3d26f
  5. #f9e8b5

Shades

#edbc28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edbc28
  2. #d5a924
  3. #be9620
  4. #a6841c
  5. #8e7118
  6. #775e14
  7. #5f4b10
  8. #47380c
  9. #2f2608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#edbc28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edbc28
  2. #efc33e
  3. #f1c953
  4. #f2d069
  5. #f4d77e
  6. #f6de94
  7. #f8e4a9
  8. #faebbf
  9. #fbf2d4
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edbc28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edbc28
  2. #e2b631
  3. #d7b03a
  4. #ccaa42
  5. #c1a44b
  6. #b79e54
  7. #ac985d
  8. #a19266
  9. #968c6e
  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 #d3bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #dfc832 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debb10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c32e ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edbc28 {
  color: #edbc28;
}
Background
.bg-edbc28 {
  background-color: #edbc28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edbc28 {
  border: 2px solid #edbc28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edbc28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 188 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edbc28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edbc28, #bbed28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edbc28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 188 40 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.97 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.43 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.13 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.54 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.88 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.00 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.33 #1243d7 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edbc28  rgb(237, 188, 40)  hsl(45, 85%, 54%)  Saffron
#2859ed  rgb(40, 89, 237)  hsl(225, 85%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#28edbc  rgb(40, 237, 188)  hsl(165, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#bc28ed  rgb(188, 40, 237)  hsl(285, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple