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#FFED16

#ffed16 ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffed16 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 8.63% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 91.37% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 55.36°, with 100% saturation and 54.31% 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 17.38:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Canary Yellow (#ffef00), ΔE 0.71.

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Relative luminance0.8189

Complementary

  1. #ffed16
  2. #1628ff

Split complementary

  1. #ffed16
  2. #169dff
  3. #7816ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7816
  2. #ffed16
  3. #9dff16

Triadic

  1. #ffed16
  2. #16ffed
  3. #ed16ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffed16
  2. #28ff16
  3. #1628ff
  4. #ed16ff

Square

  1. #ffed16
  2. #16ff78
  3. #1628ff
  4. #ff169d

Monochromatic

  1. #7c7200
  2. #c8b900
  3. #ffed16
  4. #fff362
  5. #fff9af

Shades

#ffed16 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffed16
  2. #e6d514
  3. #ccbe12
  4. #b3a60f
  5. #998e0d
  6. #80770b
  7. #665f09
  8. #4d4707
  9. #332f04
  10. #1a1802
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffed16 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffed16
  2. #ffef2d
  3. #fff145
  4. #fff25c
  5. #fff473
  6. #fff68b
  7. #fff8a2
  8. #fffab9
  9. #fffbd0
  10. #fffde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffed16 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffed16
  2. #f2e221
  3. #e6d72b
  4. #d9cc36
  5. #ccc140
  6. #c0b74b
  7. #b3ac56
  8. #a6a160
  9. #99966b
  10. #8d8b75
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.21:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 17.38:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #eaeaea ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #f2ebbb ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #ffe500 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #ffed32 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed29 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a1 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffed16 {
  color: #ffed16;
}
Background
.bg-ffed16 {
  background-color: #ffed16;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffed16 {
  border: 2px solid #ffed16;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffed16;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 237 22;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 54%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffed16 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffed16, #9dff16);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffed16 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 237 22 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 0.71 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.75 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.55 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.82 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.87 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.31 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.04 #0012e9 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffed16  rgb(255, 237, 22)  hsl(55, 100%, 54%)  Canary Yellow
#1628ff  rgb(22, 40, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 54%)  Ultramarine
#16ffed  rgb(22, 255, 237)  hsl(175, 100%, 54%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed16ff  rgb(237, 22, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 54%)  Fuchsia