Information about #EDDC68 color

#EDDC68 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDDC68 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 220, 104) — 92.9% red, 86.3% green, 40.8% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 7 / 52 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EDDC68 reads as a strongly colored sunny yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Straw (#E4D96F) and Spring Fever (#E3DF6E).

Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(237, 220, 104)), which gives #EDDC68 its character. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDDC68: 15.0:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. #EDDC68 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EDDC68 color variations

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

#EDDC68 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EDDC68 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EDDC68 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EDDC68 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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#EDDC68 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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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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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 #EDDC68

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

Arylide Yellow color link
Arylide Yellow

#E9D66B

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Spring Fever color link
Spring Fever

#E3DF6E

Dull Yellow color link
Dull Yellow

#EEDC5B

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

Spring Yellow color link
Spring Yellow

#F5E35D

Sand Yellow color link
Sand Yellow

#FCE166

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Naples Yellow color link
Naples Yellow

#FADA5E

Tinkerbell color link
Tinkerbell

#FCD763

Pale Gold color link
Pale Gold

#FDDE6C

#EDDC68 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDDC68
  • RGB237, 220, 104
  • CMYK0, 7, 52, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 220, 104)
  • HSL52°, 79%, 67%
  • HSL Precise52.331°, 78.698%, 66.863%
  • HSV52°, 56%, 93%
  • HSB52°, 56%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.863
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.408
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.863, 0.408)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.863, 0.408, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.863, 0.408)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB40.8%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDDC68
  • DECIMAL ID15588456
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • This page visited6 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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