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#EDD138

#edd138 ≈ Citrine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edd138 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 81.96% green and 21.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 11.81% magenta, 76.37% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 50.72°, with 83.41% saturation and 57.45% 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 13.78:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Citrine (#e4d00a), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#ffcc33
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Relative luminance0.6389

Complementary

  1. #edd138
  2. #3854ed

Split complementary

  1. #edd138
  2. #38aeed
  3. #7738ed

Analogous

  1. #ed7738
  2. #edd138
  3. #aeed38

Triadic

  1. #edd138
  2. #38edd1
  3. #d138ed

Tetradic

  1. #edd138
  2. #54ed38
  3. #3854ed
  4. #d138ed

Square

  1. #edd138
  2. #38ed77
  3. #3854ed
  4. #ed38ae

Monochromatic

  1. #806e0c
  2. #c7ab12
  3. #edd138
  4. #f3e17e
  5. #faf1c4

Shades

#edd138 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edd138
  2. #d5bc32
  3. #bea72d
  4. #a69227
  5. #8e7d22
  6. #77691c
  7. #5f5416
  8. #473f11
  9. #2f2a0b
  10. #181506
  11. #000000

Tints

#edd138 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edd138
  2. #efd64c
  3. #f1da60
  4. #f2df74
  5. #f4e388
  6. #f6e89c
  7. #f8edaf
  8. #faf1c3
  9. #fbf6d7
  10. #fdfaeb
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edd138 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edd138
  2. #e2c93f
  3. #d7c146
  4. #ccb94e
  5. #c1b155
  6. #b7a95c
  7. #aca063
  8. #a1986a
  9. #969072
  10. #8b8879
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.52:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 13.78:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d1d1d1 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #ddd1a9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e6cc15 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #edd543 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffc1b4 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e9ce27 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #edd43f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9c893 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edd138 {
  color: #edd138;
}
Background
.bg-edd138 {
  background-color: #edd138;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edd138 {
  border: 2px solid #edd138;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edd138;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 209 56;
  --color-primary-hsl: 51 83% 57%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edd138 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edd138, #aeed38);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edd138 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 209 56 / 0.35);
}

#e4d00a Citrine ΔE 2.87 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 3.76 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.88 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.94 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 3.96 #ffd700 Gold ΔE 4.19 #ffd300 Cyber Yellow ΔE 4.55 #122ec7 Inverted #d1d1d1 Grayscale 

Citrine
#edd138  rgb(237, 209, 56)  hsl(51, 83%, 57%)  Citrine
#3854ed  rgb(56, 84, 237)  hsl(231, 83%, 57%)  Majorelle Blue
#38edd1  rgb(56, 237, 209)  hsl(171, 83%, 57%)  Turquoise
#d138ed  rgb(209, 56, 237)  hsl(291, 83%, 57%)  Medium Orchid