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#EDCD55

#edcd55 ≈ Naples Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edcd55 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 80.39% green and 33.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 13.5% magenta, 64.14% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 47.37°, with 80.85% saturation and 63.14% 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 13.46:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Naples Yellow (#fada5e), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.6232

Complementary

  1. #edcd55
  2. #5575ed

Split complementary

  1. #edcd55
  2. #55c1ed
  3. #8155ed

Analogous

  1. #ed8155
  2. #edcd55
  3. #c1ed55

Triadic

  1. #edcd55
  2. #55edcd
  3. #cd55ed

Tetradic

  1. #edcd55
  2. #75ed55
  3. #5575ed
  4. #cd55ed

Square

  1. #edcd55
  2. #55ed81
  3. #5575ed
  4. #ed55c1

Monochromatic

  1. #997c10
  2. #deb418
  3. #edcd55
  4. #f4e19a
  5. #fcf6df

Shades

#edcd55 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edcd55
  2. #d5b94d
  3. #bea444
  4. #a6903c
  5. #8e7b33
  6. #77672b
  7. #5f5222
  8. #473e1a
  9. #2f2911
  10. #181509
  11. #000000

Tints

#edcd55 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edcd55
  2. #efd266
  3. #f1d777
  4. #f2dc88
  5. #f4e199
  6. #f6e6aa
  7. #f8ebbb
  8. #faf0cc
  9. #fbf5dd
  10. #fdfaee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edcd55 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edcd55
  2. #e2c559
  3. #d7be5e
  4. #ccb662
  5. #c1ae66
  6. #b7a76b
  7. #ac9f6f
  8. #a19773
  9. #968f77
  10. #8b887c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.56:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.46:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #cfcfcf ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dcceac ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e1c947 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d35b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffbeb4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e6cb4d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd159 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8c497 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edcd55 {
  color: #edcd55;
}
Background
.bg-edcd55 {
  background-color: #edcd55;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edcd55 {
  border: 2px solid #edcd55;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edcd55;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 205 85;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edcd55 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edcd55, #c1ed55);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edcd55 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 205 85 / 0.35);
}

#fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.02 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.62 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 4.80 #f4c430 Saffron ΔE 4.81 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.14 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 5.29 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.93 #1232aa Inverted #cfcfcf Grayscale 

Naples Yellow
#edcd55  rgb(237, 205, 85)  hsl(47, 81%, 63%)  Naples Yellow
#5575ed  rgb(85, 117, 237)  hsl(227, 81%, 63%)  Brandeis Blue
#55edcd  rgb(85, 237, 205)  hsl(167, 81%, 63%)  Aquamarine
#cd55ed  rgb(205, 85, 237)  hsl(287, 81%, 63%)  Medium Orchid