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#EDCD37

#edcd37 ≈ Jonquil

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edcd37 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 80.39% green and 21.57% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.5% magenta, 76.79% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 49.45°, 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 13.39:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Jonquil (#f4ca16), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6194

Complementary

  1. #edcd37
  2. #3757ed

Split complementary

  1. #edcd37
  2. #37b2ed
  3. #7237ed

Analogous

  1. #ed7237
  2. #edcd37
  3. #b2ed37

Triadic

  1. #edcd37
  2. #37edcd
  3. #cd37ed

Tetradic

  1. #edcd37
  2. #57ed37
  3. #3757ed
  4. #cd37ed

Square

  1. #edcd37
  2. #37ed72
  3. #3757ed
  4. #ed37b2

Monochromatic

  1. #806b0b
  2. #c6a612
  3. #edcd37
  4. #f3df7d
  5. #faf0c3

Shades

#edcd37 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edcd37
  2. #d5b932
  3. #bea42c
  4. #a69027
  5. #8e7b21
  6. #77671c
  7. #5f5216
  8. #473e11
  9. #2f290b
  10. #181506
  11. #000000

Tints

#edcd37 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edcd37
  2. #efd24b
  3. #f1d75f
  4. #f2dc73
  5. #f4e187
  6. #f6e69b
  7. #f8ebaf
  8. #faf0c3
  9. #fbf5d7
  10. #fdfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edcd37 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edcd37
  2. #e2c53e
  3. #d7be46
  4. #ccb64d
  5. #c1ae54
  6. #b7a75c
  7. #ac9f63
  8. #a1976a
  9. #968f71
  10. #8b8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.57:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.39:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cecece ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dbcea7 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2c815 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ebd341 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbdb1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7ca26 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ecd03d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9c390 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edcd37 {
  color: #edcd37;
}
Background
.bg-edcd37 {
  background-color: #edcd37;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edcd37 {
  border: 2px solid #edcd37;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edcd37;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 205 55;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edcd37 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edcd37, #b2ed37);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edcd37 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 205 55 / 0.35);
}

#f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 2.87 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.79 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.93 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.99 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.15 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.18 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.52 #1232c8 Inverted #cecece Grayscale 

Jonquil
#edcd37  rgb(237, 205, 55)  hsl(49, 83%, 57%)  Jonquil
#3757ed  rgb(55, 87, 237)  hsl(229, 83%, 57%)  Ultramarine Blue
#37edcd  rgb(55, 237, 205)  hsl(169, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise
#cd37ed  rgb(205, 55, 237)  hsl(289, 83%, 57%)  Medium Orchid