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#EDEA51

#edea51 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edea51 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 91.76% green and 31.76% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.27% magenta, 65.82% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 58.85°, with 81.25% saturation and 62.35% 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 16.49:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.85.

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Relative luminance0.7744

Complementary

  1. #edea51
  2. #5154ed

Split complementary

  1. #edea51
  2. #51a2ed
  3. #9c51ed

Analogous

  1. #ed9c51
  2. #edea51
  3. #a2ed51

Triadic

  1. #edea51
  2. #51edea
  3. #ea51ed

Tetradic

  1. #edea51
  2. #54ed51
  3. #5154ed
  4. #ea51ed

Square

  1. #edea51
  2. #51ed9c
  3. #5154ed
  4. #ed51a2

Monochromatic

  1. #96930f
  2. #dbd717
  3. #edea51
  4. #f4f296
  5. #fbfbdc

Shades

#edea51 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edea51
  2. #d5d349
  3. #bebb41
  4. #a6a439
  5. #8e8c31
  6. #777529
  7. #5f5e20
  8. #474618
  9. #2f2f10
  10. #181708
  11. #000000

Tints

#edea51 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edea51
  2. #efec62
  3. #f1ee74
  4. #f2f085
  5. #f4f297
  6. #f6f5a8
  7. #f8f7b9
  8. #faf9cb
  9. #fbfbdc
  10. #fdfdee
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edea51 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edea51
  2. #e2df56
  3. #d7d55a
  4. #ccca5f
  5. #c1c064
  6. #b7b569
  7. #acaa6d
  8. #a1a072
  9. #969577
  10. #8b8b7b
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.49:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e6bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde13b ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe65b ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fddbcb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6e545 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e857 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7e1a8 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edea51 {
  color: #edea51;
}
Background
.bg-edea51 {
  background-color: #edea51;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edea51 {
  border: 2px solid #edea51;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edea51;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 234 81;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 81% 62%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edea51 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edea51, #a2ed51);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edea51 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 234 81 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.85 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.88 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.06 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.33 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 4.97 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 5.32 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 5.45 #1215ae Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Icterine
#edea51  rgb(237, 234, 81)  hsl(59, 81%, 62%)  Icterine
#5154ed  rgb(81, 84, 237)  hsl(239, 81%, 62%)  Majorelle Blue
#51edea  rgb(81, 237, 234)  hsl(179, 81%, 62%)  Bright Turquoise
#ea51ed  rgb(234, 81, 237)  hsl(299, 81%, 62%)  Fuchsia