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#EDEA5B

#edea5b ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edea5b 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 35.69% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 1.27% magenta, 61.6% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 58.77°, with 80.22% saturation and 64.31% 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 16.52:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.97.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7761

Complementary

  1. #edea5b
  2. #5b5eed

Split complementary

  1. #edea5b
  2. #5ba7ed
  3. #a15bed

Analogous

  1. #eda15b
  2. #edea5b
  3. #a7ed5b

Triadic

  1. #edea5b
  2. #5bedea
  3. #ea5bed

Tetradic

  1. #edea5b
  2. #5eed5b
  3. #5b5eed
  4. #ea5bed

Square

  1. #edea5b
  2. #5beda1
  3. #5b5eed
  4. #ed5ba7

Monochromatic

  1. #9e9b11
  2. #e3de19
  3. #edea5b
  4. #f5f3a0
  5. #fcfce5

Shades

#edea5b mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edea5b
  2. #d5d352
  3. #bebb49
  4. #a6a440
  5. #8e8c37
  6. #77752e
  7. #5f5e24
  8. #47461b
  9. #2f2f12
  10. #181709
  11. #000000

Tints

#edea5b mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edea5b
  2. #efec6b
  3. #f1ee7c
  4. #f2f08c
  5. #f4f29d
  6. #f6f5ad
  7. #f8f7bd
  8. #faf9ce
  9. #fbfbde
  10. #fdfdef
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edea5b mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edea5b
  2. #e2df5f
  3. #d7d562
  4. #ccca66
  5. #c1c06a
  6. #b7b56e
  7. #acaa71
  8. #a1a075
  9. #969579
  10. #8b8b7c
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.52:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e6bd ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fce149 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #fee764 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fddccc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f6e551 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8e860 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7e2ab ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edea5b {
  color: #edea5b;
}
Background
.bg-edea5b {
  background-color: #edea5b;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edea5b {
  border: 2px solid #edea5b;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edea5b;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 234 91;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 80% 64%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edea5b {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edea5b, #a7ed5b);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edea5b {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 234 91 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.97 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.34 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.48 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 4.94 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.23 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.49 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 6.07 #1215a4 Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Icterine
#edea5b  rgb(237, 234, 91)  hsl(59, 80%, 64%)  Icterine
#5b5eed  rgb(91, 94, 237)  hsl(239, 80%, 64%)  Ultramarine Blue
#5bedea  rgb(91, 237, 234)  hsl(179, 80%, 64%)  Bright Turquoise
#ea5bed  rgb(234, 91, 237)  hsl(299, 80%, 64%)  Orchid