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#EDC033

#edc033 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edc033 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 75.29% green and 20% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 18.99% magenta, 78.48% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 45.48°, with 83.78% saturation and 56.47% 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 12.19:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 1.38.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.5594

Complementary

  1. #edc033
  2. #3360ed

Split complementary

  1. #edc033
  2. #33bded
  3. #6333ed

Analogous

  1. #ed6333
  2. #edc033
  3. #bded33

Triadic

  1. #edc033
  2. #33edc0
  3. #c033ed

Tetradic

  1. #edc033
  2. #60ed33
  3. #3360ed
  4. #c033ed

Square

  1. #edc033
  2. #33ed63
  3. #3360ed
  4. #ed33bd

Monochromatic

  1. #7c610b
  2. #c29711
  3. #edc033
  4. #f3d679
  5. #f9ebc0

Shades

#edc033 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edc033
  2. #d5ad2e
  3. #be9a29
  4. #a68624
  5. #8e731f
  6. #77601a
  7. #5f4d14
  8. #473a0f
  9. #2f260a
  10. #181305
  11. #000000

Tints

#edc033 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edc033
  2. #efc647
  3. #f1cd5c
  4. #f2d370
  5. #f4d985
  6. #f6e099
  7. #f8e6ad
  8. #faecc2
  9. #fbf2d6
  10. #fdf9eb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edc033 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edc033
  2. #e2ba3b
  3. #d7b342
  4. #ccad4a
  5. #c1a652
  6. #b7a05a
  7. #ac9a61
  8. #a19369
  9. #968d71
  10. #8b8678
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.72:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.19:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c5c5c5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d6c39f ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d7be12 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e2ca3c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffafa5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e0bf23 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e6c638 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9b687 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edc033 {
  color: #edc033;
}
Background
.bg-edc033 {
  background-color: #edc033;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edc033 {
  border: 2px solid #edc033;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edc033;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 192 51;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 84% 56%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edc033 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edc033, #bded33);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edc033 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 192 51 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 1.38 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 2.81 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.49 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.54 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 3.67 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.96 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 4.71 #123fcc Inverted #c5c5c5 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edc033  rgb(237, 192, 51)  hsl(45, 84%, 56%)  Saffron
#3360ed  rgb(51, 96, 237)  hsl(225, 84%, 56%)  Ultramarine Blue
#33edc0  rgb(51, 237, 192)  hsl(165, 84%, 56%)  Aquamarine
#c033ed  rgb(192, 51, 237)  hsl(285, 84%, 56%)  Electric Purple