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#EDCA36

#edca36 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edca36 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 79.22% green and 21.18% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.77% magenta, 77.22% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 48.52°, with 83.56% saturation and 57.06% 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 13.1:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 2.34.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6051

Complementary

  1. #edca36
  2. #3659ed

Split complementary

  1. #edca36
  2. #36b5ed
  3. #6e36ed

Analogous

  1. #ed6e36
  2. #edca36
  3. #b5ed36

Triadic

  1. #edca36
  2. #36edca
  3. #ca36ed

Tetradic

  1. #edca36
  2. #59ed36
  3. #3659ed
  4. #ca36ed

Square

  1. #edca36
  2. #36ed6e
  3. #3659ed
  4. #ed36b5

Monochromatic

  1. #7f690b
  2. #c5a312
  3. #edca36
  4. #f3dd7c
  5. #faefc2

Shades

#edca36 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edca36
  2. #d5b631
  3. #bea22b
  4. #a68d26
  5. #8e7920
  6. #77651b
  7. #5f5116
  8. #473d10
  9. #2f280b
  10. #181405
  11. #000000

Tints

#edca36 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edca36
  2. #efcf4a
  3. #f1d55e
  4. #f2da72
  5. #f4df86
  6. #f6e59b
  7. #f8eaaf
  8. #faefc3
  9. #fbf4d7
  10. #fdfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edca36 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edca36
  2. #e2c33d
  3. #d7bb45
  4. #ccb44c
  5. #c1ac54
  6. #b7a55b
  7. #ac9e62
  8. #a1966a
  9. #968f71
  10. #8b8779
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.6:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.1:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cccccc ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacba5 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e0c614 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d140 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbaae ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e5c826 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eace3c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9c08e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edca36 {
  color: #edca36;
}
Background
.bg-edca36 {
  background-color: #edca36;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edca36 {
  border: 2px solid #edca36;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edca36;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 202 54;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 84% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edca36 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edca36, #b5ed36);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edca36 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 202 54 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.34 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.56 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.11 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.18 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.30 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.34 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.46 #1235c9 Inverted #cccccc Grayscale 

Jonquil
#edca36  rgb(237, 202, 54)  hsl(49, 84%, 57%)  Jonquil
#3659ed  rgb(54, 89, 237)  hsl(229, 84%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#36edca  rgb(54, 237, 202)  hsl(169, 84%, 57%)  Turquoise
#ca36ed  rgb(202, 54, 237)  hsl(289, 84%, 57%)  Medium Orchid