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#EDBD28

#edbd28 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#edbd28 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 74.12% green and 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.25% magenta, 83.12% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 45.38°, 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 11.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.73.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5455

Complementary

  1. #edbd28
  2. #2858ed

Split complementary

  1. #edbd28
  2. #28baed
  3. #5a28ed

Analogous

  1. #ed5a28
  2. #edbd28
  3. #baed28

Triadic

  1. #edbd28
  2. #28edbd
  3. #bd28ed

Tetradic

  1. #edbd28
  2. #58ed28
  3. #2858ed
  4. #bd28ed

Square

  1. #edbd28
  2. #28ed5a
  3. #2858ed
  4. #ed28ba

Monochromatic

  1. #72590a
  2. #b9900f
  3. #edbd28
  4. #f3d36f
  5. #f9e8b5

Shades

#edbd28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edbd28
  2. #d5aa24
  3. #be9720
  4. #a6841c
  5. #8e7118
  6. #775f14
  7. #5f4c10
  8. #47390c
  9. #2f2608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#edbd28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edbd28
  2. #efc43e
  3. #f1ca53
  4. #f2d169
  5. #f4d77e
  6. #f6de94
  7. #f8e5a9
  8. #faebbf
  9. #fbf2d4
  10. #fdf8ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edbd28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edbd28
  2. #e2b731
  3. #d7b13a
  4. #ccab42
  5. #c1a54b
  6. #b79f54
  7. #ac985d
  8. #a19266
  9. #968c6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.76:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c3c3c3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4bb00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c832 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaca2 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbc10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c42f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b383 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edbd28 {
  color: #edbd28;
}
Background
.bg-edbd28 {
  background-color: #edbd28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edbd28 {
  border: 2px solid #edbd28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edbd28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 189 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edbd28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edbd28, #baed28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edbd28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 189 40 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.73 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.62 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.14 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.54 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.81 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.99 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.03 #1242d7 Inverted #c3c3c3 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edbd28  rgb(237, 189, 40)  hsl(45, 85%, 54%)  Saffron
#2858ed  rgb(40, 88, 237)  hsl(225, 85%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#28edbd  rgb(40, 237, 189)  hsl(165, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#bd28ed  rgb(189, 40, 237)  hsl(285, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple