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#EDBE35

#edbe35 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edbe35 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 74.51% green and 20.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.83% magenta, 77.64% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 44.67°, with 83.64% saturation and 56.86% 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 12.02:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.76.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5509

Complementary

  1. #edbe35
  2. #3564ed

Split complementary

  1. #edbe35
  2. #35c0ed
  3. #6235ed

Analogous

  1. #ed6235
  2. #edbe35
  3. #c0ed35

Triadic

  1. #edbe35
  2. #35edbe
  3. #be35ed

Tetradic

  1. #edbe35
  2. #64ed35
  3. #3564ed
  4. #be35ed

Square

  1. #edbe35
  2. #35ed62
  3. #3564ed
  4. #ed35c0

Monochromatic

  1. #7e610b
  2. #c49611
  3. #edbe35
  4. #f3d57b
  5. #faebc1

Shades

#edbe35 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edbe35
  2. #d5ab30
  3. #be982a
  4. #a68525
  5. #8e7220
  6. #775f1b
  7. #5f4c15
  8. #473910
  9. #2f260b
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#edbe35 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edbe35
  2. #efc549
  3. #f1cb5d
  4. #f2d272
  5. #f4d886
  6. #f6df9a
  7. #f8e5ae
  8. #faecc2
  9. #fbf2d7
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edbe35 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edbe35
  2. #e2b83d
  3. #d7b244
  4. #ccab4c
  5. #c1a553
  6. #b79f5b
  7. #ac9962
  8. #a1936a
  9. #968c71
  10. #8b8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.75:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.02:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c4c4c4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c29f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d5bc18 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c93d ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffada4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbd27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c53a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b486 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edbe35 {
  color: #edbe35;
}
Background
.bg-edbe35 {
  background-color: #edbe35;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edbe35 {
  border: 2px solid #edbe35;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edbe35;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 190 53;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edbe35 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edbe35, #c0ed35);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edbe35 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 190 53 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.76 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.18 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.63 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.82 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.92 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.29 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.39 #1241ca Inverted #c4c4c4 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edbe35  rgb(237, 190, 53)  hsl(45, 84%, 57%)  Saffron
#3564ed  rgb(53, 100, 237)  hsl(225, 84%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#35edbe  rgb(53, 237, 190)  hsl(165, 84%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#be35ed  rgb(190, 53, 237)  hsl(285, 84%, 57%)  Electric Purple