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#EDC615

#edc615 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#edc615 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 77.65% green and 8.24% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.46% magenta, 91.14% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 49.17°, with 85.71% saturation and 50.59% 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 12.69:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 1.3.

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Relative luminance0.5845

Complementary

  1. #edc615
  2. #153ced

Split complementary

  1. #edc615
  2. #15a8ed
  3. #5a15ed

Analogous

  1. #ed5a15
  2. #edc615
  3. #a8ed15

Triadic

  1. #edc615
  2. #15edc6
  3. #c615ed

Tetradic

  1. #edc615
  2. #3ced15
  3. #153ced
  4. #c615ed

Square

  1. #edc615
  2. #15ed5a
  3. #153ced
  4. #ed15a8

Monochromatic

  1. #625108
  2. #a98c0d
  3. #edc615
  4. #f2d75c
  5. #f8e9a3

Shades

#edc615 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edc615
  2. #d5b213
  3. #be9e11
  4. #a68b0f
  5. #8e770d
  6. #77630b
  7. #5f4f08
  8. #473b06
  9. #2f2804
  10. #181402
  11. #000000

Tints

#edc615 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edc615
  2. #efcc2c
  3. #f1d144
  4. #f2d75b
  5. #f4dd73
  6. #f6e38a
  7. #f8e8a1
  8. #faeeb9
  9. #fbf4d0
  10. #fdf9e8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edc615 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edc615
  2. #e2bf20
  3. #d7b82a
  4. #ccb135
  5. #c1aa40
  6. #b7a34b
  7. #ac9c55
  8. #a19560
  9. #968e6b
  10. #8b8775
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.65:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.69:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c9c9c9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d8c8a0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ddc200 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e7ce28 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb5a9 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c400 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cb22 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9bc87 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edc615 {
  color: #edc615;
}
Background
.bg-edc615 {
  background-color: #edc615;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edc615 {
  border: 2px solid #edc615;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edc615;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 198 21;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 86% 51%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edc615 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edc615, #a8ed15);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edc615 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 198 21 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 1.30 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.06 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 3.62 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.92 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.28 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 4.76 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 5.02 #1239ea Inverted #c9c9c9 Grayscale 

Jonquil
#edc615  rgb(237, 198, 21)  hsl(49, 86%, 51%)  Jonquil
#153ced  rgb(21, 60, 237)  hsl(229, 86%, 51%)  Persian Blue
#15edc6  rgb(21, 237, 198)  hsl(169, 86%, 51%)  Aquamarine
#c615ed  rgb(198, 21, 237)  hsl(289, 86%, 51%)  Electric Purple