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#EDC745

#edc745 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edc745 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 78.04% green and 27.06% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.03% magenta, 70.89% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 46.43°, with 82.35% saturation and 60% 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 12.86:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.77.

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Relative luminance0.5928

Complementary

  1. #edc745
  2. #456bed

Split complementary

  1. #edc745
  2. #45bfed
  3. #7345ed

Analogous

  1. #ed7345
  2. #edc745
  3. #bfed45

Triadic

  1. #edc745
  2. #45edc7
  3. #c745ed

Tetradic

  1. #edc745
  2. #6bed45
  3. #456bed
  4. #c745ed

Square

  1. #edc745
  2. #45ed73
  3. #456bed
  4. #ed45bf

Monochromatic

  1. #8b6f0e
  2. #d1a714
  3. #edc745
  4. #f4dc8b
  5. #faf1d1

Shades

#edc745 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edc745
  2. #d5b33e
  3. #be9f37
  4. #a68b30
  5. #8e7729
  6. #776423
  7. #5f501c
  8. #473c15
  9. #2f280e
  10. #181407
  11. #000000

Tints

#edc745 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edc745
  2. #efcd58
  3. #f1d26a
  4. #f2d87d
  5. #f4dd8f
  6. #f6e3a2
  7. #f8e9b5
  8. #faeec7
  9. #fbf4da
  10. #fdf9ec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edc745 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edc745
  2. #e2c04b
  3. #d7b951
  4. #ccb257
  5. #c1ab5d
  6. #b7a463
  7. #ac9c68
  8. #a1956e
  9. #968e74
  10. #8b877a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.86:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cacaca ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c9a6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc432 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e6cf4c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb7ad ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c53a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e9cc49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9be8f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edc745 {
  color: #edc745;
}
Background
.bg-edc745 {
  background-color: #edc745;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edc745 {
  border: 2px solid #edc745;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edc745;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 199 69;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 82% 60%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edc745 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edc745, #bfed45);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edc745 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 199 69 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.77 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.43 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 3.86 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.42 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.56 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.62 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 5.32 #1238ba Inverted #cacaca Grayscale 

Saffron
#edc745  rgb(237, 199, 69)  hsl(46, 82%, 60%)  Saffron
#456bed  rgb(69, 107, 237)  hsl(226, 82%, 60%)  Ultramarine Blue
#45edc7  rgb(69, 237, 199)  hsl(166, 82%, 60%)  Aquamarine
#c745ed  rgb(199, 69, 237)  hsl(286, 82%, 60%)  Medium Orchid