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#FFED18

#ffed18 ≈ Canary Yellow

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#ffed18 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 9.41% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 7.06% magenta, 90.59% yellow and 0% black. Its hue angle is 55.32°, with 100% saturation and 54.71% 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 0.74.

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Web safe#ffff00
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Relative luminance0.8189

Complementary

  1. #ffed18
  2. #182aff

Split complementary

  1. #ffed18
  2. #189eff
  3. #7918ff

Analogous

  1. #ff7918
  2. #ffed18
  3. #9eff18

Triadic

  1. #ffed18
  2. #18ffed
  3. #ed18ff

Tetradic

  1. #ffed18
  2. #2aff18
  3. #182aff
  4. #ed18ff

Square

  1. #ffed18
  2. #18ff79
  3. #182aff
  4. #ff189e

Monochromatic

  1. #7e7400
  2. #cbbb00
  3. #ffed18
  4. #fff365
  5. #fff9b1

Shades

#ffed18 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #ffed18
  2. #e6d516
  3. #ccbe13
  4. #b3a611
  5. #998e0e
  6. #80770c
  7. #665f0a
  8. #4d4707
  9. #332f05
  10. #1a1802
  11. #000000

Tints

#ffed18 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #ffed18
  2. #ffef2f
  3. #fff146
  4. #fff25d
  5. #fff474
  6. #fff68c
  7. #fff8a3
  8. #fffaba
  9. #fffbd1
  10. #fffde8
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#ffed18 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #ffed18
  2. #f2e222
  3. #e6d72d
  4. #d9cc37
  5. #ccc142
  6. #c0b74c
  7. #b3ac56
  8. #a6a161
  9. #99966b
  10. #8d8b76
  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 #ffed33 ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffdbca ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #ffe800 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #ffed2b ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #ffe3a2 ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-ffed18 {
  color: #ffed18;
}
Background
.bg-ffed18 {
  background-color: #ffed18;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-ffed18 {
  border: 2px solid #ffed18;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #ffed18;
  --color-primary-rgb: 255 237 24;
  --color-primary-hsl: 55 100% 55%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-ffed18 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #ffed18, #9eff18);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-ffed18 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(255 237 24 / 0.35);
}

#ffef00 Canary Yellow ΔE 0.74 #fdee00 Aureolin ΔE 0.78 #fff600 Cadmium Yellow ΔE 2.57 #fff700 Lemon ΔE 2.83 #eee600 Titanium Yellow ΔE 2.87 #f0e130 Dandelion ΔE 3.28 #ffe135 Banana Yellow ΔE 4.02 #0012e7 Inverted #eaeaea Grayscale 

Canary Yellow
#ffed18  rgb(255, 237, 24)  hsl(55, 100%, 55%)  Canary Yellow
#182aff  rgb(24, 42, 255)  hsl(235, 100%, 55%)  Han Purple
#18ffed  rgb(24, 255, 237)  hsl(175, 100%, 55%)  Turquoise Blue
#ed18ff  rgb(237, 24, 255)  hsl(295, 100%, 55%)  Fuchsia