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#EDE16B

#ede16b ≈ Straw

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ede16b 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 41.96% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 5.06% magenta, 54.85% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 54.46°, with 78.31% saturation and 67.45% 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 15.58:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Straw (#e4d96f), ΔE 2.33.

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Relative luminance0.7292

Complementary

  1. #ede16b
  2. #6b77ed

Split complementary

  1. #ede16b
  2. #6bb8ed
  3. #a06bed

Analogous

  1. #eda06b
  2. #ede16b
  3. #b8ed6b

Triadic

  1. #ede16b
  2. #6bede1
  3. #e16bed

Tetradic

  1. #ede16b
  2. #77ed6b
  3. #6b77ed
  4. #e16bed

Square

  1. #ede16b
  2. #6beda0
  3. #6b77ed
  4. #ed6bb8

Monochromatic

  1. #aa9c15
  2. #e5d327
  3. #ede16b
  4. #f5efaf
  5. #fdfbed

Shades

#ede16b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ede16b
  2. #d5cb60
  3. #beb456
  4. #a69e4b
  5. #8e8740
  6. #777136
  7. #5f5a2b
  8. #474420
  9. #2f2d15
  10. #18170b
  11. #000000

Tints

#ede16b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ede16b
  2. #efe47a
  3. #f1e789
  4. #f2ea97
  5. #f4eda6
  6. #f6f0b5
  7. #f8f3c4
  8. #faf6d3
  9. #fbf9e1
  10. #fdfcf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ede16b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ede16b
  2. #e2d76d
  3. #d7ce6f
  4. #ccc471
  5. #c1ba73
  6. #b7b176
  7. #aca778
  8. #a19d7a
  9. #96937c
  10. #8b8a7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.35:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 15.58:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #dedede ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e4dfbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #f2da5f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #f6e171 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fdd4c7 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f0dd64 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f3e16f ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7d9aa ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ede16b {
  color: #ede16b;
}
Background
.bg-ede16b {
  background-color: #ede16b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ede16b {
  border: 2px solid #ede16b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ede16b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 225 107;
  --color-primary-hsl: 54 78% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ede16b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ede16b, #b8ed6b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ede16b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 225 107 / 0.35);
}

#e4d96f Straw ΔE 2.33 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 4.18 #eedc82 Flax ΔE 4.23 #f0dc82 Buff ΔE 4.48 #f8de7e Jasmine ΔE 4.89 #fada5e Naples Yellow ΔE 5.36 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.36 #121e94 Inverted #dedede Grayscale 

Straw
#ede16b  rgb(237, 225, 107)  hsl(54, 78%, 67%)  Straw
#6b77ed  rgb(107, 119, 237)  hsl(234, 78%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#6bede1  rgb(107, 237, 225)  hsl(174, 78%, 67%)  Bright Turquoise
#e16bed  rgb(225, 107, 237)  hsl(294, 78%, 67%)  Heliotrope