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#EDED68

#eded68 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: strong
  • Warm
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#eded68 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and strong saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 92.94% green and 40.78% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 56.12% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 78.7% saturation and 66.86% 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 brand accents. Black text on this color reaches a contrast ratio of 16.91:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 3.29.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7957

Complementary

  1. #eded68
  2. #6868ed

Split complementary

  1. #eded68
  2. #68aaed
  3. #aa68ed

Analogous

  1. #edaa68
  2. #eded68
  3. #aaed68

Triadic

  1. #eded68
  2. #68eded
  3. #ed68ed

Tetradic

  1. #eded68
  2. #68ed68
  3. #6868ed
  4. #ed68ed

Square

  1. #eded68
  2. #68edaa
  3. #6868ed
  4. #ed68aa

Monochromatic

  1. #a8a814
  2. #e5e524
  3. #eded68
  4. #f5f5ac
  5. #fdfded

Shades

#eded68 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eded68
  2. #d5d55e
  3. #bebe53
  4. #a6a649
  5. #8e8e3e
  6. #777734
  7. #5f5f2a
  8. #47471f
  9. #2f2f15
  10. #18180a
  11. #000000

Tints

#eded68 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eded68
  2. #efef77
  3. #f1f186
  4. #f2f295
  5. #f4f4a4
  6. #f6f6b4
  7. #f8f8c3
  8. #fafad2
  9. #fbfbe1
  10. #fdfdf0
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eded68 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eded68
  2. #e2e26a
  3. #d7d76d
  4. #cccc6f
  5. #c1c172
  6. #b7b774
  7. #acac76
  8. #a1a179
  9. #96967b
  10. #8b8b7e
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.91:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e9c1 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fee45a ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe96f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fce0d0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e860 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f9ea6d ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6e5b0 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eded68 {
  color: #eded68;
}
Background
.bg-eded68 {
  background-color: #eded68;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eded68 {
  border: 2px solid #eded68;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eded68;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 237 104;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 79% 67%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eded68 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eded68, #aaed68);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eded68 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 237 104 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 3.29 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.12 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 5.30 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.50 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 5.60 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 5.95 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.96 #121297 Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eded68  rgb(237, 237, 104)  hsl(60, 79%, 67%)  Icterine
#6868ed  rgb(104, 104, 237)  hsl(240, 79%, 67%)  Medium Slate Blue
#68eded  rgb(104, 237, 237)  hsl(180, 79%, 67%)  Electric Blue
#ed68ed  rgb(237, 104, 237)  hsl(300, 79%, 67%)  Orchid