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#EDEA4E

#edea4e ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edea4e is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 91.76% green and 30.59% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.27% magenta, 67.09% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 58.87°, with 81.54% saturation and 61.76% 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 16.48:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.87.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.774

Complementary

  1. #edea4e
  2. #4e51ed

Split complementary

  1. #edea4e
  2. #4ea0ed
  3. #9a4eed

Analogous

  1. #ed9a4e
  2. #edea4e
  3. #a0ed4e

Triadic

  1. #edea4e
  2. #4eedea
  3. #ea4eed

Tetradic

  1. #edea4e
  2. #51ed4e
  3. #4e51ed
  4. #ea4eed

Square

  1. #edea4e
  2. #4eed9a
  3. #4e51ed
  4. #ed4ea0

Monochromatic

  1. #93910f
  2. #d8d516
  3. #edea4e
  4. #f4f293
  5. #fbfad9

Shades

#edea4e mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edea4e
  2. #d5d346
  3. #bebb3e
  4. #a6a437
  5. #8e8c2f
  6. #777527
  7. #5f5e1f
  8. #474617
  9. #2f2f10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#edea4e mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edea4e
  2. #efec60
  3. #f1ee71
  4. #f2f083
  5. #f4f295
  6. #f6f5a7
  7. #f8f7b8
  8. #faf9ca
  9. #fbfbdc
  10. #fdfded
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edea4e mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edea4e
  2. #e2df53
  3. #d7d558
  4. #ccca5d
  5. #c1c062
  6. #b7b567
  7. #acaa6c
  8. #a1a071
  9. #969576
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.48:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde136 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe659 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fddbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e541 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e855 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7e1a7 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edea4e {
  color: #edea4e;
}
Background
.bg-edea4e {
  background-color: #edea4e;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edea4e {
  border: 2px solid #edea4e;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edea4e;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 234 78;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 82% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edea4e {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edea4e, #a0ed4e);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edea4e {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 234 78 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.87 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.73 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.82 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.36 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.92 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.10 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 5.29 #1215b1 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Icterine
#edea4e  rgb(237, 234, 78)  hsl(59, 82%, 62%)  Icterine
#4e51ed  rgb(78, 81, 237)  hsl(239, 82%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#4eedea  rgb(78, 237, 234)  hsl(179, 82%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#ea4eed  rgb(234, 78, 237)  hsl(299, 82%, 62%)  Fuchsia