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#EDE166

#ede166 ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ede166 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 40% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.06% magenta, 56.96% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 54.67°, with 78.95% saturation and 66.47% 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 15.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.73.

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Web safe#ffcc66
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Relative luminance0.7281

Complementary

  1. #ede166
  2. #6672ed

Split complementary

  1. #ede166
  2. #66b5ed
  3. #9e66ed

Analogous

  1. #ed9e66
  2. #ede166
  3. #b5ed66

Triadic

  1. #ede166
  2. #66ede1
  3. #e166ed

Tetradic

  1. #ede166
  2. #72ed66
  3. #6672ed
  4. #e166ed

Square

  1. #ede166
  2. #66ed9e
  3. #6672ed
  4. #ed66b5

Monochromatic

  1. #a69914
  2. #e5d422
  3. #ede166
  4. #f5eeaa
  5. #fdfbed

Shades

#ede166 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ede166
  2. #d5cb5c
  3. #beb452
  4. #a69e47
  5. #8e873d
  6. #777133
  7. #5f5a29
  8. #47441f
  9. #2f2d14
  10. #18170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ede166 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ede166
  2. #efe475
  3. #f1e785
  4. #f2ea94
  5. #f4eda3
  6. #f6f0b3
  7. #f8f3c2
  8. #faf6d1
  9. #fbf9e0
  10. #fdfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ede166 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ede166
  2. #e2d769
  3. #d7ce6b
  4. #ccc46e
  5. #c1ba70
  6. #b7b173
  7. #aca776
  8. #a19d78
  9. #96937b
  10. #8b8a7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4dfba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f3da59 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f7e16c ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdd3c6 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0dd5f ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e16a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d9a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ede166 {
  color: #ede166;
}
Background
.bg-ede166 {
  background-color: #ede166;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ede166 {
  border: 2px solid #ede166;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ede166;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 225 102;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 79% 66%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ede166 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ede166, #b5ed66);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ede166 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 225 102 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.73 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.75 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.75 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.79 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.98 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 5.26 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.30 #121e99 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Straw
#ede166  rgb(237, 225, 102)  hsl(55, 79%, 66%)  Straw
#6672ed  rgb(102, 114, 237)  hsl(235, 79%, 66%)  Medium Slate Blue
#66ede1  rgb(102, 237, 225)  hsl(175, 79%, 66%)  Bright Turquoise
#e166ed  rgb(225, 102, 237)  hsl(295, 79%, 66%)  Heliotrope