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#EDD491

#edd491 ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#edd491 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 56.86% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 10.55% magenta, 38.82% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 43.7°, with 71.88% saturation and 74.9% 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 14.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 4.73.

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Web safe#ffcc99
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Relative luminance0.6714

Complementary

  1. #edd491
  2. #91aaed

Split complementary

  1. #edd491
  2. #91d8ed
  3. #a691ed

Analogous

  1. #eda691
  2. #edd491
  3. #d8ed91

Triadic

  1. #edd491
  2. #91edd4
  3. #d491ed

Tetradic

  1. #edd491
  2. #aaed91
  3. #91aaed
  4. #d491ed

Square

  1. #edd491
  2. #91eda6
  3. #91aaed
  4. #ed91d8

Monochromatic

  1. #c59820
  2. #e2ba4f
  3. #edd491
  4. #f8eed3
  5. #fcf8ed

Shades

#edd491 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edd491
  2. #d5bf83
  3. #beaa74
  4. #a69466
  5. #8e7f57
  6. #776a49
  7. #5f553a
  8. #47402c
  9. #2f2a1d
  10. #18150f
  11. #000000

Tints

#edd491 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edd491
  2. #efd89c
  3. #f1dda7
  4. #f2e1b2
  5. #f4e5bd
  6. #f6eac8
  7. #f8eed3
  8. #faf2de
  9. #fbf6e9
  10. #fdfbf4
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edd491 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edd491
  2. #e2cc8f
  3. #d7c38e
  4. #ccbb8c
  5. #c1b28a
  6. #b7aa89
  7. #aca287
  8. #a19985
  9. #969183
  10. #8b8882
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.46:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d6d6d6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #dfd5be ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e2d28c ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e9d993 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbcac3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #e7d38e ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ead792 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f5ceb1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edd491 {
  color: #edd491;
}
Background
.bg-edd491 {
  background-color: #edd491;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edd491 {
  border: 2px solid #edd491;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edd491;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 212 145;
  --color-primary-hsl: 44 72% 75%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edd491 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edd491, #d8ed91);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edd491 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 212 145 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.73 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.98 #f3e5ab Vanilla ΔE 5.02 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.32 #ffe5b4 Peach ΔE 5.88 #f5deb3 Wheat ΔE 6.05 #ffdead Navajo White ΔE 6.17 #122b6e Inverted #d6d6d6 Grayscale 

Buff
#edd491  rgb(237, 212, 145)  hsl(44, 72%, 75%)  Buff
#91aaed  rgb(145, 170, 237)  hsl(224, 72%, 75%)  Wild Blue Yonder
#91edd4  rgb(145, 237, 212)  hsl(164, 72%, 75%)  Magic Mint
#d491ed  rgb(212, 145, 237)  hsl(284, 72%, 75%)  Violet