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#EDEB42

#edeb42 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#edeb42 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 92.16% green and 25.88% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0.84% magenta, 72.15% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 59.3°, with 82.61% saturation and 59.41% 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 16.56:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.02.

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Relative luminance0.7781

Complementary

  1. #edeb42
  2. #4244ed

Split complementary

  1. #edeb42
  2. #4299ed
  3. #9642ed

Analogous

  1. #ed9642
  2. #edeb42
  3. #99ed42

Triadic

  1. #edeb42
  2. #42edeb
  3. #eb42ed

Tetradic

  1. #edeb42
  2. #44ed42
  3. #4244ed
  4. #eb42ed

Square

  1. #edeb42
  2. #42ed96
  3. #4244ed
  4. #ed4299

Monochromatic

  1. #89880d
  2. #cfcd14
  3. #edeb42
  4. #f4f288
  5. #faface

Shades

#edeb42 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edeb42
  2. #d5d43b
  3. #bebc35
  4. #a6a52e
  5. #8e8d28
  6. #777621
  7. #5f5e1a
  8. #474714
  9. #2f2f0d
  10. #181807
  11. #000000

Tints

#edeb42 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edeb42
  2. #efed55
  3. #f1ef68
  4. #f2f17b
  5. #f4f38e
  6. #f6f5a1
  7. #f8f7b3
  8. #faf9c6
  9. #fbfbd9
  10. #fdfdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edeb42 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edeb42
  2. #e2e048
  3. #d7d64e
  4. #cccb55
  5. #c1c05b
  6. #b7b661
  7. #acab67
  8. #a1a06d
  9. #969574
  10. #8b8b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.27:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.56:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e4e4e4 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e8e7ba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee11f ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe74f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fedccb ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e531 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9e94a ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7e2a5 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edeb42 {
  color: #edeb42;
}
Background
.bg-edeb42 {
  background-color: #edeb42;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edeb42 {
  border: 2px solid #edeb42;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edeb42;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 235 66;
  --color-primary-hsl: 59 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edeb42 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edeb42, #99ed42);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edeb42 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 235 66 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.02 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.07 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.57 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.43 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 4.44 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.51 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.54 #1214bd Inverted #e4e4e4 Grayscale 

Icterine
#edeb42  rgb(237, 235, 66)  hsl(59, 83%, 59%)  Icterine
#4244ed  rgb(66, 68, 237)  hsl(239, 83%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#42edeb  rgb(66, 237, 235)  hsl(179, 83%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#eb42ed  rgb(235, 66, 237)  hsl(299, 83%, 59%)  Fuchsia