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#FFED0C

#ffed0c ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffed0c is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 100% red, 92.94% green and 4.71% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 95.29% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 55.56°, with 100% saturation and 52.35% 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 17.37:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Canary Yellow (#ffef00), ΔE 0.61.

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Web safe#ffff00
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Relative luminance0.8185

Complementary

  1. #ffed0c
  2. #0c1eff

Split complementary

  1. #ffed0c
  2. #0c97ff
  3. #740cff

Analogous

  1. #ff740c
  2. #ffed0c
  3. #97ff0c

Triadic

  1. #ffed0c
  2. #0cffed
  3. #ed0cff

Tetradic

  1. #ffed0c
  2. #1eff0c
  3. #0c1eff
  4. #ed0cff

Square

  1. #ffed0c
  2. #0cff74
  3. #0c1eff
  4. #ff0c97

Monochromatic

  1. #726a00
  2. #beb000
  3. #ffed0c
  4. #fff358
  5. #fff8a5

Shades

#ffed0c mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffed0c
  2. #e6d50b
  3. #ccbe0a
  4. #b3a608
  5. #998e07
  6. #807706
  7. #665f05
  8. #4d4704
  9. #332f02
  10. #1a1801
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffed0c mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffed0c
  2. #ffef24
  3. #fff13d
  4. #fff255
  5. #fff46d
  6. #fff686
  7. #fff89e
  8. #fffab6
  9. #fffbce
  10. #fffde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffed0c mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffed0c
  2. #f2e218
  3. #e6d723
  4. #d9cc2f
  5. #ccc13a
  6. #c0b746
  7. #b3ac52
  8. #a6a15d
  9. #999669
  10. #8d8b74
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.37:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #e9e9e9 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2ebba ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed2f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed25 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffed0c {
  color: #ffed0c;
}
Background
.bg-ffed0c {
  background-color: #ffed0c;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffed0c {
  border: 2px solid #ffed0c;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffed0c;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 237 12;
  --color-primary-hsl: 56 100% 52%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffed0c {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffed0c, #97ff0c);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffed0c {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 237 12 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 0.61 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.68 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.52 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.79 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.90 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.42 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.13 #0012f3 Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffed0c  rgb(255, 237, 12)  hsl(56, 100%, 52%)  Canary Yellow
#0c1eff  rgb(12, 30, 255)  hsl(236, 100%, 52%)  Blue
#0cffed  rgb(12, 255, 237)  hsl(176, 100%, 52%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed0cff  rgb(237, 12, 255)  hsl(296, 100%, 52%)  Fuchsia