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#EDBC2A

#edbc2a ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#edbc2a 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 16.47% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.68% magenta, 82.28% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 44.92°, with 84.42% saturation and 54.71% 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 11.83:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.99.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5414

Complementary

  1. #edbc2a
  2. #2a5bed

Split complementary

  1. #edbc2a
  2. #2abded
  3. #5b2aed

Analogous

  1. #ed5b2a
  2. #edbc2a
  3. #bded2a

Triadic

  1. #edbc2a
  2. #2aedbc
  3. #bc2aed

Tetradic

  1. #edbc2a
  2. #5bed2a
  3. #2a5bed
  4. #bc2aed

Square

  1. #edbc2a
  2. #2aed5b
  3. #2a5bed
  4. #ed2abd

Monochromatic

  1. #74590a
  2. #bb9010
  3. #edbc2a
  4. #f3d271
  5. #f9e8b7

Shades

#edbc2a mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edbc2a
  2. #d5a926
  3. #be9622
  4. #a6841d
  5. #8e7119
  6. #775e15
  7. #5f4b11
  8. #47380d
  9. #2f2608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#edbc2a mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edbc2a
  2. #efc33f
  3. #f1c955
  4. #f2d06a
  5. #f4d77f
  6. #f6de95
  7. #f8e4aa
  8. #faebbf
  9. #fbf2d4
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edbc2a mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edbc2a
  2. #e2b633
  3. #d7b03b
  4. #ccaa44
  5. #c1a44c
  6. #b79e55
  7. #ac985e
  8. #a19266
  9. #968c6f
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.83:1 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 #dfc834 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaba1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debb15 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c330 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b282 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edbc2a {
  color: #edbc2a;
}
Background
.bg-edbc2a {
  background-color: #edbc2a;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edbc2a {
  border: 2px solid #edbc2a;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edbc2a;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 188 42;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 84% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edbc2a {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edbc2a, #bded2a);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edbc2a {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 188 42 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.99 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.33 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.19 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.58 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.91 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.01 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.41 #1243d5 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edbc2a  rgb(237, 188, 42)  hsl(45, 84%, 55%)  Saffron
#2a5bed  rgb(42, 91, 237)  hsl(225, 84%, 55%)  Ultramarine Blue
#2aedbc  rgb(42, 237, 188)  hsl(165, 84%, 55%)  Aquamarine
#bc2aed  rgb(188, 42, 237)  hsl(285, 84%, 55%)  Electric Purple