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#EDE960

#ede960 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#ede960 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 91.37% green and 37.65% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.69% magenta, 59.49% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 58.3°, with 79.66% saturation and 65.29% 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 16.43:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.31.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7713

Complementary

  1. #ede960
  2. #6064ed

Split complementary

  1. #ede960
  2. #60aaed
  3. #a260ed

Analogous

  1. #eda260
  2. #ede960
  3. #aaed60

Triadic

  1. #ede960
  2. #60ede9
  3. #e960ed

Tetradic

  1. #ede960
  2. #64ed60
  3. #6064ed
  4. #e960ed

Square

  1. #ede960
  2. #60eda2
  3. #6064ed
  4. #ed60aa

Monochromatic

  1. #a29e12
  2. #e5df1b
  3. #ede960
  4. #f5f3a5
  5. #fdfce9

Shades

#ede960 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ede960
  2. #d5d256
  3. #beba4d
  4. #a6a343
  5. #8e8c3a
  6. #777530
  7. #5f5d26
  8. #47461d
  9. #2f2f13
  10. #18170a
  11. #000000

Tints

#ede960 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ede960
  2. #efeb70
  3. #f1ed80
  4. #f2f090
  5. #f4f2a0
  6. #f6f4b0
  7. #f8f6bf
  8. #faf8cf
  9. #fbfbdf
  10. #fdfdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ede960 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ede960
  2. #e2df63
  3. #d7d466
  4. #ccca6a
  5. #c1bf6d
  6. #b7b570
  7. #acaa73
  8. #a1a076
  9. #96957a
  10. #8b8b7d
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.28:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.43:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e3e3e3 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e7e6bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fbe150 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fde668 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fddbcc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f5e457 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f7e765 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7e1ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ede960 {
  color: #ede960;
}
Background
.bg-ede960 {
  background-color: #ede960;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ede960 {
  border: 2px solid #ede960;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ede960;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 233 96;
  --color-primary-hsl: 58 80% 65%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ede960 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ede960, #aaed60);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ede960 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 233 96 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.31 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.65 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.69 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 4.93 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 5.39 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.56 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 6.08 #12169f Inverted #e3e3e3 Grayscale 

Icterine
#ede960  rgb(237, 233, 96)  hsl(58, 80%, 65%)  Icterine
#6064ed  rgb(96, 100, 237)  hsl(238, 80%, 65%)  Ultramarine Blue
#60ede9  rgb(96, 237, 233)  hsl(178, 80%, 65%)  Bright Turquoise
#e960ed  rgb(233, 96, 237)  hsl(298, 80%, 65%)  Heliotrope