Information about #EDD978 color

#EDD978 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDD978 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 217, 120) — 92.9% red, 85.1% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 8 / 46 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EDD978 is a energetic, saturated yellow that appears airy and pastel-like. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sandy (#F1DA7A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Pastel Gold (#E7D27C) and Flax (#EEDC82).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(237, 217, 120)), which gives #EDD978 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDD978: 14.8:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EDD978 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EDD978 color variations

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

#EDD978 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EDD978 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EDD978 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EDD978 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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#EDD978 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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#9F78ED
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#78C6ED
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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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#78EDD9
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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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#8CED78
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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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#ED78C6
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Nearest named colors to #EDD978

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

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Golden Glow color link
Golden Glow

#F9D77E

Arylide Yellow color link
Arylide Yellow

#E9D66B

Texas color link
Texas

#ECE67E

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

#EDD978 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDD978
  • RGB237, 217, 120
  • CMYK0, 8, 46, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 217, 120)
  • HSL50°, 76%, 70%
  • HSL Precise49.744°, 76.471%, 70%
  • HSV50°, 49%, 93%
  • HSB50°, 49%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.851
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.851, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.851, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.851, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB85.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDD978
  • DECIMAL ID15587704
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers31 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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