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#EDCB37

#edcb37 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edcb37 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 79.61% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 14.35% magenta, 76.79% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 48.79°, with 83.49% saturation and 57.25% 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 13.2:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 2.51.

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Relative luminance0.6099

Complementary

  1. #edcb37
  2. #3759ed

Split complementary

  1. #edcb37
  2. #37b4ed
  3. #7037ed

Analogous

  1. #ed7037
  2. #edcb37
  3. #b4ed37

Triadic

  1. #edcb37
  2. #37edcb
  3. #cb37ed

Tetradic

  1. #edcb37
  2. #59ed37
  3. #3759ed
  4. #cb37ed

Square

  1. #edcb37
  2. #37ed70
  3. #3759ed
  4. #ed37b4

Monochromatic

  1. #806a0b
  2. #c6a412
  3. #edcb37
  4. #f3dd7d
  5. #faefc3

Shades

#edcb37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edcb37
  2. #d5b732
  3. #bea22c
  4. #a68e27
  5. #8e7a21
  6. #77661c
  7. #5f5116
  8. #473d11
  9. #2f290b
  10. #181406
  11. #000000

Tints

#edcb37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edcb37
  2. #efd04b
  3. #f1d55f
  4. #f2db73
  5. #f4e087
  6. #f6e59b
  7. #f8eaaf
  8. #faefc3
  9. #fbf5d7
  10. #fdfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edcb37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edcb37
  2. #e2c43e
  3. #d7bc46
  4. #ccb54d
  5. #c1ad54
  6. #b7a65c
  7. #ac9e63
  8. #a1976a
  9. #968f71
  10. #8b8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.59:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.2:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cdcdcd ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dacca6 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c716 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d141 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbbaf ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6c927 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebcf3d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9c18e ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edcb37 {
  color: #edcb37;
}
Background
.bg-edcb37 {
  background-color: #edcb37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edcb37 {
  border: 2px solid #edcb37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edcb37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 203 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edcb37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edcb37, #b4ed37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edcb37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 203 55 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.51 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 3.87 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.12 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 4.15 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.15 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 4.37 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.37 #1234c8 Inverted #cdcdcd Grayscale 

Jonquil
#edcb37  rgb(237, 203, 55)  hsl(49, 83%, 57%)  Jonquil
#3759ed  rgb(55, 89, 237)  hsl(229, 83%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#37edcb  rgb(55, 237, 203)  hsl(169, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise
#cb37ed  rgb(203, 55, 237)  hsl(289, 83%, 57%)  Medium Orchid