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#EDBF38

#edbf38 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edbf38 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 74.9% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 19.41% magenta, 76.37% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 44.75°, with 83.41% saturation and 57.45% 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 12.11:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.69.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5555

Complementary

  1. #edbf38
  2. #3866ed

Split complementary

  1. #edbf38
  2. #38c1ed
  3. #6438ed

Analogous

  1. #ed6438
  2. #edbf38
  3. #c1ed38

Triadic

  1. #edbf38
  2. #38edbf
  3. #bf38ed

Tetradic

  1. #edbf38
  2. #66ed38
  3. #3866ed
  4. #bf38ed

Square

  1. #edbf38
  2. #38ed64
  3. #3866ed
  4. #ed38c1

Monochromatic

  1. #80630c
  2. #c79912
  3. #edbf38
  4. #f3d67e
  5. #faecc4

Shades

#edbf38 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edbf38
  2. #d5ac32
  3. #be992d
  4. #a68627
  5. #8e7322
  6. #77601c
  7. #5f4c16
  8. #473911
  9. #2f260b
  10. #181306
  11. #000000

Tints

#edbf38 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edbf38
  2. #efc54c
  3. #f1cc60
  4. #f2d274
  5. #f4d988
  6. #f6df9c
  7. #f8e5af
  8. #faecc3
  9. #fbf2d7
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edbf38 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edbf38
  2. #e2b93f
  3. #d7b246
  4. #ccac4e
  5. #c1a655
  6. #b7a05c
  7. #ac9963
  8. #a1936a
  9. #968d72
  10. #8b8679
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.73:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.11:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c2a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d6bd1e ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e1ca40 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaea5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #dfbe2b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c63d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b587 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edbf38 {
  color: #edbf38;
}
Background
.bg-edbf38 {
  background-color: #edbf38;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edbf38 {
  border: 2px solid #edbf38;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edbf38;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 191 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edbf38 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edbf38, #c1ed38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edbf38 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 191 56 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.69 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.30 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.73 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.80 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 4.06 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.16 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.62 #1240c7 Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edbf38  rgb(237, 191, 56)  hsl(45, 83%, 57%)  Saffron
#3866ed  rgb(56, 102, 237)  hsl(225, 83%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#38edbf  rgb(56, 237, 191)  hsl(165, 83%, 57%)  Aquamarine
#bf38ed  rgb(191, 56, 237)  hsl(285, 83%, 57%)  Electric Purple