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#EDC751

#edc751 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edc751 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 78.04% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 16.03% magenta, 65.82% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 45.38°, 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 12.89:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 3.42.

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Relative luminance0.5945

Complementary

  1. #edc751
  2. #5177ed

Split complementary

  1. #edc751
  2. #51c5ed
  3. #7951ed

Analogous

  1. #ed7951
  2. #edc751
  3. #c5ed51

Triadic

  1. #edc751
  2. #51edc7
  3. #c751ed

Tetradic

  1. #edc751
  2. #77ed51
  3. #5177ed
  4. #c751ed

Square

  1. #edc751
  2. #51ed79
  3. #5177ed
  4. #ed51c5

Monochromatic

  1. #96750f
  2. #dbab17
  3. #edc751
  4. #f4dd96
  5. #fbf4dc

Shades

#edc751 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edc751
  2. #d5b349
  3. #be9f41
  4. #a68b39
  5. #8e7731
  6. #776429
  7. #5f5020
  8. #473c18
  9. #2f2810
  10. #181408
  11. #000000

Tints

#edc751 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edc751
  2. #efcd62
  3. #f1d274
  4. #f2d885
  5. #f4dd97
  6. #f6e3a8
  7. #f8e9b9
  8. #faeecb
  9. #fbf4dc
  10. #fdf9ee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edc751 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edc751
  2. #e2c056
  3. #d7b95a
  4. #ccb25f
  5. #c1ab64
  6. #b7a469
  7. #ac9c6d
  8. #a19572
  9. #968e77
  10. #8b877b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.63:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 12.89:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cbcbcb ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d9c9a8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #dcc443 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e5cf57 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffb8ae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e3c549 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e8cc54 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8be92 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edc751 {
  color: #edc751;
}
Background
.bg-edc751 {
  background-color: #edc751;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edc751 {
  border: 2px solid #edc751;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edc751;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 199 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edc751 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edc751, #c5ed51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edc751 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 199 81 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.42 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 4.28 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.42 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.60 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.63 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.82 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 6.04 #1238ae Inverted #cbcbcb Grayscale 

Saffron
#edc751  rgb(237, 199, 81)  hsl(45, 81%, 62%)  Saffron
#5177ed  rgb(81, 119, 237)  hsl(225, 81%, 62%)  Brandeis Blue
#51edc7  rgb(81, 237, 199)  hsl(165, 81%, 62%)  Aquamarine
#c751ed  rgb(199, 81, 237)  hsl(285, 81%, 62%)  Medium Orchid