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#EDED40

#eded40 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eded40 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 92.94% green and 25.1% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 73% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 82.78% saturation and 59.02% 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 16.79:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 2.94.

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Web safe#ffff33
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Relative luminance0.7894

Complementary

  1. #eded40
  2. #4040ed

Split complementary

  1. #eded40
  2. #4097ed
  3. #9740ed

Analogous

  1. #ed9740
  2. #eded40
  3. #97ed40

Triadic

  1. #eded40
  2. #40eded
  3. #ed40ed

Tetradic

  1. #eded40
  2. #40ed40
  3. #4040ed
  4. #ed40ed

Square

  1. #eded40
  2. #40ed97
  3. #4040ed
  4. #ed4097

Monochromatic

  1. #87870d
  2. #cdcd13
  3. #eded40
  4. #f4f486
  5. #fafacc

Shades

#eded40 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eded40
  2. #d5d53a
  3. #bebe33
  4. #a6a62d
  5. #8e8e26
  6. #777720
  7. #5f5f1a
  8. #474713
  9. #2f2f0d
  10. #181806
  11. #000000

Tints

#eded40 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eded40
  2. #efef53
  3. #f1f166
  4. #f2f279
  5. #f4f48c
  6. #f6f6a0
  7. #f8f8b3
  8. #fafac6
  9. #fbfbd9
  10. #fdfdec
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eded40 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eded40
  2. #e2e246
  3. #d7d74d
  4. #cccc53
  5. #c1c15a
  6. #b7b760
  7. #acac66
  8. #a1a16d
  9. #969673
  10. #8b8b7a
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.25:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.79:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e6e6e6 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e9bb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe319 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe84e ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fedecc ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f9e72d ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #faea49 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f7e4a6 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eded40 {
  color: #eded40;
}
Background
.bg-eded40 {
  background-color: #eded40;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eded40 {
  border: 2px solid #eded40;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eded40;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 237 64;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 83% 59%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eded40 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eded40, #97ed40);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eded40 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 237 64 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 2.94 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 3.26 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 4.06 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.16 #ffff31 Daffodil ΔE 4.20 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 4.35 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 4.36 #1212bf Inverted #e6e6e6 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eded40  rgb(237, 237, 64)  hsl(60, 83%, 59%)  Icterine
#4040ed  rgb(64, 64, 237)  hsl(240, 83%, 59%)  Majorelle Blue
#40eded  rgb(64, 237, 237)  hsl(180, 83%, 59%)  Bright Turquoise
#ed40ed  rgb(237, 64, 237)  hsl(300, 83%, 59%)  Fuchsia