Information about #EDC540 color

#EDC540 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EDC540 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(237, 197, 64) (92.9% red, 77.3% green, 25.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 16 / 68 / 7 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EDC540 presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that feels open and friendly. It is a natural fit for bold branding moments and attention-grabbing details. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Teddy (#EFC741). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Amur Cork Tree (#F3C13A) and Festival (#EACC4A).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 197, 64) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EDC540 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 12.7:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.7:1. No one has named #EDC540 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EDC540 color variations

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

#EDC540 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EDC540 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EDC540 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EDC540 color hues

A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
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#EDC540 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
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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
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#6E40ED
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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
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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
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Tetradic

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

Tetradic color scheme
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#68ED40
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Square

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

Square color scheme
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Nearest named colors to #EDC540

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

Teddy color link
Teddy

#EFC741

Amur Cork Tree color link
Amur Cork Tree

#F3C13A

Festival color link
Festival

#EACC4A

Party Mix color link
Party Mix

#E1C53A

Maximum Yellow Red color link
Maximum Yellow Red

#F2BA49

Bright Spark color link
Bright Spark

#F3BE33

Sandstorm color link
Sandstorm

#ECD540

Meat Brown color link
Meat Brown

#E5B73B

Aesthetic Yellow color link
Aesthetic Yellow

#EFD033

Saffron color link
Saffron

#F4C430

TRILLIONAIRE YELLOW color link
TRILLIONAIRE YELLOW

#FAD03C

Cream Can color link
Cream Can

#EEC051

#EDC540 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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#EDC540 color image #EDC540 color solid HD wallpaper 1170x2532 (Mobile)

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDC540
  • RGB237, 197, 64
  • CMYK0, 16, 68, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 197, 64)
  • HSL46°, 83%, 59%
  • HSL Precise46.127°, 82.775%, 59.02%
  • HSV46°, 73%, 93%
  • HSB46°, 73%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.773
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.773, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.773, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.773, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEDC540
  • DECIMAL ID15582528
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers23 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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