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#EDDB40

#eddb40 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eddb40 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 85.88% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.59% magenta, 73% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 53.76°, with 82.78% saturation and 59.02% 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 14.81:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 2.01.

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Relative luminance0.6904

Complementary

  1. #eddb40
  2. #4052ed

Split complementary

  1. #eddb40
  2. #40a8ed
  3. #8540ed

Analogous

  1. #ed8540
  2. #eddb40
  3. #a8ed40

Triadic

  1. #eddb40
  2. #40eddb
  3. #db40ed

Tetradic

  1. #eddb40
  2. #52ed40
  3. #4052ed
  4. #db40ed

Square

  1. #eddb40
  2. #40ed85
  3. #4052ed
  4. #ed40a8

Monochromatic

  1. #877b0d
  2. #cdba13
  3. #eddb40
  4. #f4e886
  5. #faf5cc

Shades

#eddb40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eddb40
  2. #d5c53a
  3. #beaf33
  4. #a6992d
  5. #8e8326
  6. #776e20
  7. #5f581a
  8. #474213
  9. #2f2c0d
  10. #181606
  11. #000000

Tints

#eddb40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eddb40
  2. #efdf53
  3. #f1e266
  4. #f2e679
  5. #f4e98c
  6. #f6eda0
  7. #f8f1b3
  8. #faf4c6
  9. #fbf8d9
  10. #fdfbec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eddb40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eddb40
  2. #e2d246
  3. #d7c94d
  4. #ccc053
  5. #c1b75a
  6. #b7ae60
  7. #aca466
  8. #a19b6d
  9. #969273
  10. #8b897a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.42:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.81:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e1dab0 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #efd423 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f5dc4b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffccbd ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #eed731 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f2dc47 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f8d29b ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eddb40 {
  color: #eddb40;
}
Background
.bg-eddb40 {
  background-color: #eddb40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eddb40 {
  border: 2px solid #eddb40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eddb40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 219 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eddb40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eddb40, #a8ed40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eddb40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 219 64 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 2.01 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.22 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.62 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.28 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 4.68 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 4.73 #ffdb58 Mustard ΔE 5.22 #1224bf Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#eddb40  rgb(237, 219, 64)  hsl(54, 83%, 59%)  Dandelion
#4052ed  rgb(64, 82, 237)  hsl(234, 83%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#40eddb  rgb(64, 237, 219)  hsl(174, 83%, 59%)  Turquoise
#db40ed  rgb(219, 64, 237)  hsl(294, 83%, 59%)  Fuchsia