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#EDD87F

#edd87f ≈ Buff

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#edd87f is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 84.71% green and 49.8% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 8.86% magenta, 46.41% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 48.55°, with 75.34% saturation and 71.37% 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 14.73:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Buff (#f0dc82), ΔE 0.92.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.6865

Complementary

  1. #edd87f
  2. #7f94ed

Split complementary

  1. #edd87f
  2. #7fcbed
  3. #a17fed

Analogous

  1. #eda17f
  2. #edd87f
  3. #cbed7f

Triadic

  1. #edd87f
  2. #7fedd8
  3. #d87fed

Tetradic

  1. #edd87f
  2. #94ed7f
  3. #7f94ed
  4. #d87fed

Square

  1. #edd87f
  2. #7feda1
  3. #7f94ed
  4. #ed7fcb

Monochromatic

  1. #b99b1a
  2. #e4c43c
  3. #edd87f
  4. #f6ecc2
  5. #fcfaed

Shades

#edd87f mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edd87f
  2. #d5c272
  3. #bead66
  4. #a69759
  5. #8e824c
  6. #776c40
  7. #5f5633
  8. #474126
  9. #2f2b19
  10. #18160d
  11. #000000

Tints

#edd87f mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edd87f
  2. #efdc8c
  3. #f1e099
  4. #f2e4a5
  5. #f4e8b2
  6. #f6ecbf
  7. #f8efcc
  8. #faf3d9
  9. #fbf7e5
  10. #fdfbf2
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edd87f mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edd87f
  2. #e2cf7f
  3. #d7c67f
  4. #ccbe7f
  5. #c1b57f
  6. #b7ac80
  7. #aca380
  8. #a19a80
  9. #969280
  10. #8b8980
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.43:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.73:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d8d8d8 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1d8bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #e8d478 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #eedb83 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fcccc3 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ead67b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #eeda81 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6d1ac ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edd87f {
  color: #edd87f;
}
Background
.bg-edd87f {
  background-color: #edd87f;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edd87f {
  border: 2px solid #edd87f;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edd87f;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 216 127;
  --color-primary-hsl: 49 75% 71%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edd87f {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edd87f, #cbed7f);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edd87f {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 216 127 / 0.35);
}

#f0dc82 Buff ΔE 0.92 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 1.18 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 2.21 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.78 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.10 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.28 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 6.40 #122780 Inverted #d8d8d8 Grayscale 

Buff
#edd87f  rgb(237, 216, 127)  hsl(49, 75%, 71%)  Buff
#7f94ed  rgb(127, 148, 237)  hsl(229, 75%, 71%)  Cornflower Blue
#7fedd8  rgb(127, 237, 216)  hsl(169, 75%, 71%)  Turquoise
#d87fed  rgb(216, 127, 237)  hsl(289, 75%, 71%)  Heliotrope