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#EDE161

#ede161 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ede161 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 88.24% green and 38.04% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.06% magenta, 59.07% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 54.86°, with 79.55% saturation and 65.49% 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 15.54:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 3.17.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7272

Complementary

  1. #ede161
  2. #616ded

Split complementary

  1. #ede161
  2. #61b3ed
  3. #9b61ed

Analogous

  1. #ed9b61
  2. #ede161
  3. #b3ed61

Triadic

  1. #ede161
  2. #61ede1
  3. #e161ed

Tetradic

  1. #ede161
  2. #6ded61
  3. #616ded
  4. #e161ed

Square

  1. #ede161
  2. #61ed9b
  3. #616ded
  4. #ed61b3

Monochromatic

  1. #a29613
  2. #e5d41c
  3. #ede161
  4. #f5eea6
  5. #fdfbea

Shades

#ede161 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ede161
  2. #d5cb57
  3. #beb44e
  4. #a69e44
  5. #8e873a
  6. #777131
  7. #5f5a27
  8. #47441d
  9. #2f2d13
  10. #18170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ede161 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ede161
  2. #efe471
  3. #f1e781
  4. #f2ea90
  5. #f4eda0
  6. #f6f0b0
  7. #f8f3c0
  8. #faf6d0
  9. #fbf9df
  10. #fdfcef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ede161 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ede161
  2. #e2d764
  3. #d7ce67
  4. #ccc46a
  5. #c1ba6d
  6. #b7b171
  7. #aca774
  8. #a19d77
  9. #96937a
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.54:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4dfb9 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3da53 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e168 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdd3c5 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f1dd59 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e165 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d9a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ede161 {
  color: #ede161;
}
Background
.bg-ede161 {
  background-color: #ede161;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ede161 {
  border: 2px solid #ede161;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ede161;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 225 97;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 80% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ede161 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ede161, #b3ed61);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ede161 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 225 97 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 3.17 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.23 #fcf75e Icterine ΔE 5.15 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 5.26 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.30 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.31 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 5.47 #121e9e Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Straw
#ede161  rgb(237, 225, 97)  hsl(55, 80%, 65%)  Straw
#616ded  rgb(97, 109, 237)  hsl(235, 80%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#61ede1  rgb(97, 237, 225)  hsl(175, 80%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e161ed  rgb(225, 97, 237)  hsl(295, 80%, 65%)  Heliotrope