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#EDC451

#edc451 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edc451 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 76.86% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 17.3% magenta, 65.82% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 44.23°, with 81.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 12.62:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.26.

Description generated from the measured properties of this color.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.5808

Complementary

  1. #edc451
  2. #517aed

Split complementary

  1. #edc451
  2. #51c8ed
  3. #7651ed

Analogous

  1. #ed7651
  2. #edc451
  3. #c8ed51

Triadic

  1. #edc451
  2. #51edc4
  3. #c451ed

Tetradic

  1. #edc451
  2. #7aed51
  3. #517aed
  4. #c451ed

Square

  1. #edc451
  2. #51ed76
  3. #517aed
  4. #ed51c8

Monochromatic

  1. #96720f
  2. #dba717
  3. #edc451
  4. #f4dc96
  5. #fbf3dc

Shades

#edc451 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edc451
  2. #d5b049
  3. #be9d41
  4. #a68939
  5. #8e7631
  6. #776229
  7. #5f4e20
  8. #473b18
  9. #2f2710
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#edc451 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edc451
  2. #efca62
  3. #f1d074
  4. #f2d685
  5. #f4dc97
  6. #f6e2a8
  7. #f8e7b9
  8. #faedcb
  9. #fbf3dc
  10. #fdf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edc451 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edc451
  2. #e2bd56
  3. #d7b65a
  4. #ccb05f
  5. #c1a964
  6. #b7a269
  7. #ac9b6d
  8. #a19472
  9. #968e77
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.66:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.62:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c8c8c8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c7a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d9c243 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e3cd56 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5ac ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e1c349 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e7ca54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8bb90 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edc451 {
  color: #edc451;
}
Background
.bg-edc451 {
  background-color: #edc451;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edc451 {
  border: 2px solid #edc451;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edc451;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 196 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edc451 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edc451, #c8ed51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edc451 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 196 81 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.26 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.42 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.49 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 5.15 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.59 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 5.70 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.71 #123bae Inverted #c8c8c8 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edc451  rgb(237, 196, 81)  hsl(44, 81%, 62%)  Saffron
#517aed  rgb(81, 122, 237)  hsl(224, 81%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#51edc4  rgb(81, 237, 196)  hsl(164, 81%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c451ed  rgb(196, 81, 237)  hsl(284, 81%, 62%)  Medium Orchid