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#EDE856

#ede856 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ede856 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 90.98% green and 33.73% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 2.11% magenta, 63.71% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 58.01°, with 80.75% saturation and 63.33% 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 16.28:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.2.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7639

Complementary

  1. #ede856
  2. #565bed

Split complementary

  1. #ede856
  2. #56a7ed
  3. #9c56ed

Analogous

  1. #ed9c56
  2. #ede856
  3. #a7ed56

Triadic

  1. #ede856
  2. #56ede8
  3. #e856ed

Tetradic

  1. #ede856
  2. #5bed56
  3. #565bed
  4. #e856ed

Square

  1. #ede856
  2. #56ed9c
  3. #565bed
  4. #ed56a7

Monochromatic

  1. #9a9510
  2. #dfd818
  3. #ede856
  4. #f4f19b
  5. #fcfbe0

Shades

#ede856 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ede856
  2. #d5d14d
  3. #beba45
  4. #a6a23c
  5. #8e8b34
  6. #77742b
  7. #5f5d22
  8. #47461a
  9. #2f2e11
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#ede856 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ede856
  2. #efea67
  3. #f1ed78
  4. #f2ef89
  5. #f4f19a
  6. #f6f4ab
  7. #f8f6bb
  8. #faf8cc
  9. #fbfadd
  10. #fdfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ede856 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ede856
  2. #e2de5a
  3. #d7d35e
  4. #ccc963
  5. #c1be67
  6. #b7b46b
  7. #acaa6f
  8. #a19f73
  9. #969578
  10. #8b8a7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.29:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.28:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e2e2e2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e5bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fadf43 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde55f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fddaca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e34b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e65c ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7e0a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ede856 {
  color: #ede856;
}
Background
.bg-ede856 {
  background-color: #ede856;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ede856 {
  border: 2px solid #ede856;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ede856;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 232 86;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 81% 63%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ede856 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ede856, #a7ed56);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ede856 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 232 86 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.20 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.79 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.41 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.75 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.32 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.39 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.64 #1217a9 Inverted #e2e2e2 Grayscale 

Icterine
#ede856  rgb(237, 232, 86)  hsl(58, 81%, 63%)  Icterine
#565bed  rgb(86, 91, 237)  hsl(238, 81%, 63%)  Majorelle Blue
#56ede8  rgb(86, 237, 232)  hsl(178, 81%, 63%)  Bright Turquoise
#e856ed  rgb(232, 86, 237)  hsl(298, 81%, 63%)  Fuchsia