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#FFED11

#ffed11 ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffed11 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 6.67% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 93.33% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 55.46°, with 100% saturation and 53.33% 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 0.64.

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Relative luminance0.8187

Complementary

  1. #ffed11
  2. #1123ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffed11
  2. #119aff
  3. #7611ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7611
  2. #ffed11
  3. #9aff11

Triadic

  1. #ffed11
  2. #11ffed
  3. #ed11ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffed11
  2. #23ff11
  3. #1123ff
  4. #ed11ff

Square

  1. #ffed11
  2. #11ff76
  3. #1123ff
  4. #ff119a

Monochromatic

  1. #776e00
  2. #c3b500
  3. #ffed11
  4. #fff35d
  5. #fff9aa

Shades

#ffed11 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffed11
  2. #e6d50f
  3. #ccbe0e
  4. #b3a60c
  5. #998e0a
  6. #807709
  7. #665f07
  8. #4d4705
  9. #332f03
  10. #1a1802
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffed11 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffed11
  2. #ffef29
  3. #fff141
  4. #fff258
  5. #fff470
  6. #fff688
  7. #fff8a0
  8. #fffab8
  9. #fffbcf
  10. #fffde7
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffed11 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffed11
  2. #f2e21c
  3. #e6d727
  4. #d9cc32
  5. #ccc13d
  6. #c0b749
  7. #b3ac54
  8. #a6a15f
  9. #99966a
  10. #8d8b75
  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 #ffed30 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed27 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffed11 {
  color: #ffed11;
}
Background
.bg-ffed11 {
  background-color: #ffed11;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffed11 {
  border: 2px solid #ffed11;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffed11;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 237 17;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 53%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffed11 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffed11, #9aff11);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffed11 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 237 17 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 0.64 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.71 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.53 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.80 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.89 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.37 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.09 #0012ee Inverted #e9e9e9 Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffed11  rgb(255, 237, 17)  hsl(55, 100%, 53%)  Canary Yellow
#1123ff  rgb(17, 35, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 53%)  Blue
#11ffed  rgb(17, 255, 237)  hsl(175, 100%, 53%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed11ff  rgb(237, 17, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 53%)  Fuchsia