Information about #EDC464 color

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Basic facts about this digital color

#EDC464 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 196, 100) — 92.9% red, 76.9% green, 39.2% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 16 / 54 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EDC464 is a energetic, saturated orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Bardot (#F3C762). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Deep Gold (#E5C768) and Golden Cream (#F7BF68).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(237, 196, 100)), which gives #EDC464 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDC464: 12.7:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.7:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EDC464 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EDC464 color variations

View this color variations of tints, shades, tones and hues.

#EDC464 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.

Complementary color schemes

Split complementary

Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.

Split complementary color scheme

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.

Analogous color scheme

Triadic

Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.

Triadic color scheme

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EDC464

The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.

#EDC464 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDC464
  • RGB237, 196, 100
  • CMYK0, 16, 54, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 196, 100)
  • HSL42°, 79%, 66%
  • HSL Precise42.044°, 79.191%, 66.078%
  • HSV42°, 58%, 93%
  • HSB42°, 58%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.769
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.392
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.769, 0.392)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.769, 0.392, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.769, 0.392)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB76.9%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB39.2%
  • Color Family (Hue)Orange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDC464
  • DECIMAL ID15582308
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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