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#EDBE23

#edbe23 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#edbe23 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 74.51% green and 13.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.83% magenta, 85.23% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 46.04°, with 84.87% saturation and 53.33% 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 11.99:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.59.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5495

Complementary

  1. #edbe23
  2. #2352ed

Split complementary

  1. #edbe23
  2. #23b7ed
  3. #5923ed

Analogous

  1. #ed5923
  2. #edbe23
  3. #b7ed23

Triadic

  1. #edbe23
  2. #23edbe
  3. #be23ed

Tetradic

  1. #edbe23
  2. #52ed23
  3. #2352ed
  4. #be23ed

Square

  1. #edbe23
  2. #23ed59
  3. #2352ed
  4. #ed23b7

Monochromatic

  1. #6e5609
  2. #b58e0f
  3. #edbe23
  4. #f3d36a
  5. #f9e8b0

Shades

#edbe23 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edbe23
  2. #d5ab20
  3. #be981c
  4. #a68519
  5. #8e7215
  6. #775f12
  7. #5f4c0e
  8. #47390b
  9. #2f2607
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#edbe23 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edbe23
  2. #efc539
  3. #f1cb4f
  4. #f2d265
  5. #f4d87b
  6. #f6df91
  7. #f8e5a7
  8. #faecbd
  9. #fbf2d3
  10. #fdf9e9
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edbe23 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edbe23
  2. #e2b82c
  3. #d7b236
  4. #ccab3f
  5. #c1a548
  6. #b79f52
  7. #ac995b
  8. #a19364
  9. #968c6d
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.99:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c19d ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1c92f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbd02 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c52b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edbe23 {
  color: #edbe23;
}
Background
.bg-edbe23 {
  background-color: #edbe23;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edbe23 {
  border: 2px solid #edbe23;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edbe23;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 190 35;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 85% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edbe23 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edbe23, #b7ed23);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edbe23 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 190 35 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.59 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.07 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.10 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.49 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.52 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.65 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.20 #1241dc Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edbe23  rgb(237, 190, 35)  hsl(46, 85%, 53%)  Saffron
#2352ed  rgb(35, 82, 237)  hsl(226, 85%, 53%)  Majorelle Blue
#23edbe  rgb(35, 237, 190)  hsl(166, 85%, 53%)  Aquamarine
#be23ed  rgb(190, 35, 237)  hsl(286, 85%, 53%)  Electric Purple