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#EDD37E

#edd37e ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#edd37e is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 82.75% green and 49.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.97% magenta, 46.84% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 45.95°, with 75.51% saturation and 71.18% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.22:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 2.67.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.661

Complementary

  1. #edd37e
  2. #7e98ed

Split complementary

  1. #edd37e
  2. #7ecfed
  3. #9c7eed

Analogous

  1. #ed9c7e
  2. #edd37e
  3. #cfed7e

Triadic

  1. #edd37e
  2. #7eedd3
  3. #d37eed

Tetradic

  1. #edd37e
  2. #98ed7e
  3. #7e98ed
  4. #d37eed

Square

  1. #edd37e
  2. #7eed9c
  3. #7e98ed
  4. #ed7ecf

Monochromatic

  1. #b8931a
  2. #e4bc3b
  3. #edd37e
  4. #f6eac1
  5. #fdf9ed

Shades

#edd37e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edd37e
  2. #d5be71
  3. #bea965
  4. #a69458
  5. #8e7f4c
  6. #776a3f
  7. #5f5432
  8. #473f26
  9. #2f2a19
  10. #18150d
  11. #000000

Tints

#edd37e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edd37e
  2. #efd78b
  3. #f1dc98
  4. #f2e0a5
  5. #f4e5b2
  6. #f6e9bf
  7. #f8edcb
  8. #faf2d8
  9. #fbf6e5
  10. #fdfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edd37e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edd37e
  2. #e2cb7e
  3. #d7c27e
  4. #ccba7f
  5. #c1b27f
  6. #b7aa7f
  7. #aca17f
  8. #a1997f
  9. #969180
  10. #8b8880
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.48:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.22:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d4d4d4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd4b8 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d077 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead881 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcc7be ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d17a ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd680 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6cca8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edd37e {
  color: #edd37e;
}
Background
.bg-edd37e {
  background-color: #edd37e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edd37e {
  border: 2px solid #edd37e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edd37e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 211 126;
  --color-primary-hsl: 46 76% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edd37e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edd37e, #cfed7e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edd37e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 211 126 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 2.67 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.94 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.04 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.41 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.54 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.89 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.50 #122c81 Inverted #d4d4d4 Grayscale 

Buff
#edd37e  rgb(237, 211, 126)  hsl(46, 76%, 71%)  Buff
#7e98ed  rgb(126, 152, 237)  hsl(226, 76%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#7eedd3  rgb(126, 237, 211)  hsl(166, 76%, 71%)  Aquamarine
#d37eed  rgb(211, 126, 237)  hsl(286, 76%, 71%)  Heliotrope