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#EDDD09

#eddd09 ≈ Dandelion

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#eddd09 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 86.67% green and 3.53% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 6.75% magenta, 96.2% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 55.79°, with 92.68% saturation and 48.24% 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 14.95:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Dandelion (#f0e130), ΔE 1.51.

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Relative luminance0.6974

Complementary

  1. #eddd09
  2. #0919ed

Split complementary

  1. #eddd09
  2. #098bed
  3. #6b09ed

Analogous

  1. #ed6b09
  2. #eddd09
  3. #8bed09

Triadic

  1. #eddd09
  2. #09eddd
  3. #dd09ed

Tetradic

  1. #eddd09
  2. #19ed09
  3. #0919ed
  4. #dd09ed

Square

  1. #eddd09
  2. #09ed6b
  3. #0919ed
  4. #ed098b

Monochromatic

  1. #5a5403
  2. #a39806
  3. #eddd09
  4. #f8ec4a
  5. #fbf494

Shades

#eddd09 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eddd09
  2. #d5c708
  3. #beb107
  4. #a69b06
  5. #8e8505
  6. #776f05
  7. #5f5804
  8. #474203
  9. #2f2c02
  10. #181601
  11. #000000

Tints

#eddd09 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eddd09
  2. #efe022
  3. #f1e43a
  4. #f2e753
  5. #f4eb6b
  6. #f6ee84
  7. #f8f19d
  8. #faf5b5
  9. #fbf8ce
  10. #fdfce6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eddd09 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eddd09
  2. #e2d415
  3. #d7ca21
  4. #ccc12d
  5. #c1b839
  6. #b7af45
  7. #aca550
  8. #a19c5c
  9. #969368
  10. #8b8974
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.4:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 14.95:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #d9d9d9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e2dbad ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2d500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7dd2b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffccbc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0d800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3dd21 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f9d396 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eddd09 {
  color: #eddd09;
}
Background
.bg-eddd09 {
  background-color: #eddd09;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eddd09 {
  border: 2px solid #eddd09;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eddd09;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 221 9;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 93% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eddd09 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eddd09, #8bed09);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eddd09 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 221 9 / 0.35);
}

#f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 1.51 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.50 #e4d00a Citrine ΔE 3.08 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 3.79 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 3.80 #ffdf00 Golden Yellow ΔE 3.89 #ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 4.04 #1222f6 Inverted #d9d9d9 Grayscale 

Dandelion
#eddd09  rgb(237, 221, 9)  hsl(56, 93%, 48%)  Dandelion
#0919ed  rgb(9, 25, 237)  hsl(236, 93%, 48%)  Blue
#09eddd  rgb(9, 237, 221)  hsl(176, 93%, 48%)  Bright Turquoise
#dd09ed  rgb(221, 9, 237)  hsl(296, 93%, 48%)  Electric Purple