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#EDBC06

#edbc06 ≈ Saffron

  • yellow
  • Lightness: medium
  • Saturation: vivid
  • Warm
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#edbc06 is a color from the yellow family, with medium lightness and vivid saturation. In the RGB model it is made of 92.94% red, 73.73% green and 2.35% blue; printed in CMYK it uses 0% cyan, 20.68% magenta, 97.47% yellow and 7.06% black. Its hue angle is 47.27°, with 95.06% saturation and 47.65% 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 11.8:1 (WCAG AAA). The closest named color is Saffron (#f4c430), ΔE 2.31.

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Relative luminance0.5398

Complementary

  1. #edbc06
  2. #0637ed

Split complementary

  1. #edbc06
  2. #06abed
  3. #4806ed

Analogous

  1. #ed4806
  2. #edbc06
  3. #abed06

Triadic

  1. #edbc06
  2. #06edbc
  3. #bc06ed

Tetradic

  1. #edbc06
  2. #37ed06
  3. #0637ed
  4. #bc06ed

Square

  1. #edbc06
  2. #06ed48
  3. #0637ed
  4. #ed06ab

Monochromatic

  1. #584602
  2. #a28104
  3. #edbc06
  4. #fad445
  5. #fce590

Shades

#edbc06 mixed progressively with black.

  1. #edbc06
  2. #d5a905
  3. #be9605
  4. #a68404
  5. #8e7104
  6. #775e03
  7. #5f4b02
  8. #473802
  9. #2f2601
  10. #181301
  11. #000000

Tints

#edbc06 mixed progressively with white.

  1. #edbc06
  2. #efc31f
  3. #f1c938
  4. #f2d051
  5. #f4d76a
  6. #f6de83
  7. #f8e49b
  8. #faebb4
  9. #fbf2cd
  10. #fdf8e6
  11. #ffffff

Tones

#edbc06 mixed progressively with gray.

  1. #edbc06
  2. #e2b612
  3. #d7b01e
  4. #ccaa2b
  5. #c1a437
  6. #b79e43
  7. #ac984f
  8. #a1925b
  9. #968c68
  10. #8b8674
  11. #808080

Readable text 1.78:1 AA ✕ AA Large ✕ AAA ✕ AAA Large ✕
Readable text 11.8:1 AA ✓ AA Large ✓ AAA ✓ AAA Large ✓

Achromatopsia #c2c2c2 ≈ 0.003% of males
Achromatomaly #d5c09a ≈ 0.001% of males
Protanopia #d4ba00 ≈ 1.01% of males
Deuteranopia #e0c81f ≈ 1.27% of males
Tritanopia #ffaaa0 ≈ 0.0001% of males
Protanomaly #debb00 ≈ 1.08% of males
Deuteranomaly #e5c317 ≈ 4.63% of males
Tritanomaly #fab17f ≈ 0.0002% of males
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Text color
.text-edbc06 {
  color: #edbc06;
}
Background
.bg-edbc06 {
  background-color: #edbc06;
  color: #000000;
}
Border
.border-edbc06 {
  border: 2px solid #edbc06;
}
CSS variables
:root {
  --color-primary: #edbc06;
  --color-primary-rgb: 237 188 6;
  --color-primary-hsl: 47 95% 48%;
}
Gradient
.gradient-edbc06 {
  background: linear-gradient(135deg, #edbc06, #abed06);
}
Colored shadow
.shadow-edbc06 {
  box-shadow: 0 8px 24px rgb(237 188 6 / 0.35);
}

#f4c430 Saffron ΔE 2.31 #fcc200 Golden Poppy ΔE 2.82 #ffc40c Mikado Yellow ΔE 3.35 #e5b73b Meat Brown ΔE 3.64 #f4ca16 Jonquil ΔE 3.75 #ffbf00 Amber ΔE 3.89 #ffcc33 Sunglow ΔE 4.08 #1243f9 Inverted #c2c2c2 Grayscale 

Saffron
#edbc06  rgb(237, 188, 6)  hsl(47, 95%, 48%)  Saffron
#0637ed  rgb(6, 55, 237)  hsl(227, 95%, 48%)  Han Purple
#06edbc  rgb(6, 237, 188)  hsl(167, 95%, 48%)  Aquamarine
#bc06ed  rgb(188, 6, 237)  hsl(287, 95%, 48%)  Electric Purple