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#EDED72

#eded72 ≈ Icterine

  • yellow
  • Lightness: high
  • Saturation: moderate
  • Warm
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#eded72 is a color from the yellow family, with high lightness and moderate saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 92.94% green and 44.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 0% magenta, 51.9% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 60°, with 77.36% saturation and 68.82% 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 16.96:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Icterine (#fcf75e), ΔE 4.11.

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Web safe#ffff66
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Relative luminance0.7979

Complementary

  1. #eded72
  2. #7272ed

Split complementary

  1. #eded72
  2. #72afed
  3. #af72ed

Analogous

  1. #edaf72
  2. #eded72
  3. #afed72

Triadic

  1. #eded72
  2. #72eded
  3. #ed72ed

Tetradic

  1. #eded72
  2. #72ed72
  3. #7272ed
  4. #ed72ed

Square

  1. #eded72
  2. #72edaf
  3. #7272ed
  4. #ed72af

Monochromatic

  1. #b0b016
  2. #e4e42e
  3. #eded72
  4. #f6f6b6
  5. #fdfded

Shades

#eded72 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #eded72
  2. #d5d567
  3. #bebe5b
  4. #a6a650
  5. #8e8e44
  6. #777739
  7. #5f5f2e
  8. #474722
  9. #2f2f17
  10. #18180b
  11. #000000

Tints

#eded72 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #eded72
  2. #efef80
  3. #f1f18e
  4. #f2f29c
  5. #f4f4aa
  6. #f6f6b9
  7. #f8f8c7
  8. #fafad5
  9. #fbfbe3
  10. #fdfdf1
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#eded72 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #eded72
  2. #e2e273
  3. #d7d775
  4. #cccc76
  5. #c1c178
  6. #b7b779
  7. #acac7a
  8. #a1a17c
  9. #96967d
  10. #8b8b7f
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.24:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 16.96:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e7e7e7 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #e9e9c3 ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #fde466 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffe978 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #fbe0d1 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #f7e86b ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #f8eb76 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #f6e5b3 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-eded72 {
  color: #eded72;
}
Background
.bg-eded72 {
  background-color: #eded72;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-eded72 {
  border: 2px solid #eded72;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #eded72;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 237 114;
  --color-primary-hsl: 60 77% 69%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-eded72 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #eded72, #afed72);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-eded72 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 237 114 / 0.35);
}

#fcf75e Icterine ΔE 4.11 #fdfd96 Pastel Yellow ΔE 4.46 #ffff66 Laser Lemon ΔE 4.73 #f0e68c Khaki ΔE 5.01 #e4d96f Straw ΔE 5.08 #d1e231 Pear ΔE 6.34 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 6.82 #12128d Inverted #e7e7e7 Grayscale 

Icterine
#eded72  rgb(237, 237, 114)  hsl(60, 77%, 69%)  Icterine
#7272ed  rgb(114, 114, 237)  hsl(240, 77%, 69%)  Medium Slate Blue
#72eded  rgb(114, 237, 237)  hsl(180, 77%, 69%)  Electric Blue
#ed72ed  rgb(237, 114, 237)  hsl(300, 77%, 69%)  Violet