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#EDBE28

#edbe28 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#edbe28 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 15.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.83% magenta, 83.12% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 45.69°, 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 12:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.53.

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Relative luminance0.5498

Complementary

  1. #edbe28
  2. #2857ed

Split complementary

  1. #edbe28
  2. #28b9ed
  3. #5c28ed

Analogous

  1. #ed5c28
  2. #edbe28
  3. #b9ed28

Triadic

  1. #edbe28
  2. #28edbe
  3. #be28ed

Tetradic

  1. #edbe28
  2. #57ed28
  3. #2857ed
  4. #be28ed

Square

  1. #edbe28
  2. #28ed5c
  3. #2857ed
  4. #ed28b9

Monochromatic

  1. #72590a
  2. #b9910f
  3. #edbe28
  4. #f3d36f
  5. #f9e9b5

Shades

#edbe28 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edbe28
  2. #d5ab24
  3. #be9820
  4. #a6851c
  5. #8e7218
  6. #775f14
  7. #5f4c10
  8. #47390c
  9. #2f2608
  10. #181304
  11. #000000

Tints

#edbe28 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edbe28
  2. #efc53e
  3. #f1cb53
  4. #f2d269
  5. #f4d87e
  6. #f6df94
  7. #f8e5a9
  8. #faecbf
  9. #fbf2d4
  10. #fdf9ea
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edbe28 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edbe28
  2. #e2b831
  3. #d7b23a
  4. #ccab42
  5. #c1a54b
  6. #b79f54
  7. #ac995d
  8. #a19366
  9. #968c6e
  10. #8b8677
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12:1 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 #e1c933 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbd10 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c52f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b483 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edbe28 {
  color: #edbe28;
}
Background
.bg-edbe28 {
  background-color: #edbe28;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edbe28 {
  border: 2px solid #edbe28;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edbe28;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 190 40;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 85% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edbe28 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edbe28, #b9ed28);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edbe28 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 190 40 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.53 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.83 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.19 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.58 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.65 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.65 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.21 #1241d7 Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edbe28  rgb(237, 190, 40)  hsl(46, 85%, 54%)  Saffron
#2857ed  rgb(40, 87, 237)  hsl(226, 85%, 54%)  Ultramarine Blue
#28edbe  rgb(40, 237, 190)  hsl(166, 85%, 54%)  Aquamarine
#be28ed  rgb(190, 40, 237)  hsl(286, 85%, 54%)  Electric Purple