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#EDD488

#edd488 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#edd488 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 83.14% green and 53.33% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.55% magenta, 42.62% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 45.15°, with 73.72% saturation and 73.14% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 14.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 3.28.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6687

Complementary

  1. #edd488
  2. #88a1ed

Split complementary

  1. #edd488
  2. #88d4ed
  3. #a288ed

Analogous

  1. #eda288
  2. #edd488
  3. #d4ed88

Triadic

  1. #edd488
  2. #88edd4
  3. #d488ed

Tetradic

  1. #edd488
  2. #a1ed88
  3. #88a1ed
  4. #d488ed

Square

  1. #edd488
  2. #88eda2
  3. #88a1ed
  4. #ed88d4

Monochromatic

  1. #bf971d
  2. #e3bc46
  3. #edd488
  4. #f7ecca
  5. #fcf9ed

Shades

#edd488 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edd488
  2. #d5bf7a
  3. #beaa6d
  4. #a6945f
  5. #8e7f52
  6. #776a44
  7. #5f5536
  8. #474029
  9. #2f2a1b
  10. #18150e
  11. #000000

Tints

#edd488 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edd488
  2. #efd894
  3. #f1dda0
  4. #f2e1ac
  5. #f4e5b8
  6. #f6eac4
  7. #f8eecf
  8. #faf2db
  9. #fbf6e7
  10. #fdfbf3
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edd488 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edd488
  2. #e2cc87
  3. #d7c386
  4. #ccbb86
  5. #c1b285
  6. #b7aa84
  7. #aca283
  8. #a19982
  9. #969182
  10. #8b8881
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d5d5d5 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd5bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e3d182 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ead98b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbc9c1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d285 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ebd78a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6cdad ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edd488 {
  color: #edd488;
}
Background
.bg-edd488 {
  background-color: #edd488;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edd488 {
  border: 2px solid #edd488;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edd488;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 212 136;
  --color-primary-hsl: 45 74% 73%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edd488 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edd488, #d4ed88);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edd488 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 212 136 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 3.28 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 3.58 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 3.85 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.79 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.03 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 6.34 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 6.94 #122b77 Inverted #d5d5d5 Grayscale 

Buff
#edd488  rgb(237, 212, 136)  hsl(45, 74%, 73%)  Buff
#88a1ed  rgb(136, 161, 237)  hsl(225, 74%, 73%)  Cornflower Blue
#88edd4  rgb(136, 237, 212)  hsl(165, 74%, 73%)  Magic Mint
#d488ed  rgb(212, 136, 237)  hsl(285, 74%, 73%)  Violet