Information about #EDC602 color

#EDC602 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDC602 falls into the Yellow Color FamilyFull Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 198, 2) — 92.9% red, 77.6% green, 0.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 15 / 92 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #EDC602 reads as a maximally vivid yellow and sits on the lighter side of the spectrum. Expect to see shades like this in logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Vivid Gold (#E7CA00). Nearby in the Register you will also find Switched On (#EDCE00) and Goldenrod Yellow (#F6C604).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 198, 2) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. On this background, black text reaches a 12.7:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. No one has named #EDC602 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EDC602 color variations

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

#EDC602 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 #EDC602

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

Vivid Gold color link
Vivid Gold

#E7CA00

Switched On color link
Switched On

#EDCE00

Hive color link
Hive

#EFBD00

Golden color link
Golden

#F5BF03

Royal Gold color link
Royal Gold

#F5BD02

Spotlight color link
Spotlight

#F8BF00

Citrine color link
Citrine

#E4D00A

Golden Poppy color link
Golden Poppy

#FCC200

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDC602
  • RGB237, 198, 2
  • CMYK0, 15, 92, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 198, 2)
  • HSL50°, 98%, 47%
  • HSL Precise50.043°, 98.326%, 46.863%
  • HSV50°, 99%, 93%
  • HSB50°, 99%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.008
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.776, 0.008)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.776, 0.008, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.776, 0.008)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB0.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEDC602
  • DECIMAL ID15582722
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01