Information about #EDC121 color
Basic facts about this digital color
A maximally vivid yellow, #EDC121 feels open and friendly. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Moon Yellow (#F0C420). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Golden Yellow (#EEC61F) and Bite Me (#EBC525).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(237, 193, 33)), which gives #EDC121 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDC121: 12.3:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EDC121 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.
#EDC121 color variations
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#EDC121 color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#EDC121 color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#EDC121 color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#EDC121 color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#EDC121 color harmonies
Color harmonies are pleasing color schemes created according to their position on a color wheel.
Complementary
Complementary color schemes are made by picking two opposite colors con the color wheel. They appear vibrant near to each other.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
Analogous
Analogous color schemes are made by picking three colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. They are perceived as calm and serene.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #EDC121 color
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Nearest named colors to #EDC121
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#F0C420
#EEC61F
#EBC525
#F5BD1F
#F4C428
#F0B91B
#EECC24
#ECBD2C
#F5C71A
#EEBE15
#F5CC23
#E1BD27
#EDC121 color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#EDC121
- RGB237, 193, 33
- CMYK0, 17, 80, 7
- CSSrgb(237, 193, 33)
- HSL47°, 85%, 53%
- HSL Precise47.059°, 85%, 52.941%
- HSV47°, 86%, 93%
- HSB47°, 86%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.757
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.129
- GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.757, 0.129)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.757, 0.129, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.757, 0.129)
- Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB75.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB12.9%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
- Lightness FamilyLight
- HEX IDEDC121
- DECIMAL ID15581473
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
