Information about #EDDD4A color
Basic facts about this digital color
The color #EDDD4A reads as a energetic, saturated yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Minion Yellow (#F5E050). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Brilliant Gold (#E7D551) and Energy Yellow (#F5D752).
Technically, the mix leans on its red channel (rgb(237, 221, 74)), which gives #EDDD4A its character. If you plan to put text on a #EDDD4A background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 15.0:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.4:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.
#EDDD4A color variations
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#EDDD4A color tints
Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
#EDDD4A color shades
Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
#EDDD4A color tones
Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
#EDDD4A color hues
A hue refers to the basic neighbors of color and is variation of base color on the color wheel.
#EDDD4A 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.
Split complementary
Split complementary schemes are like complementary but they uses two adiacent colors of the complement. They are more flexible than complementary ones.
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.
Triadic
Triadic color schemes are created by picking three colors equally spaced on the color wheel. They appear quite contrasted and multicolored.
Tetradic
Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.
Square
Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.
Alternatives to #EDDD4A color
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Nearest named colors to #EDDD4A
The closest officially registered color names in the Register, ordered by similarity — your shade’s neighborhood is already being claimed.
#F5E050
#E7D551
#F5D752
#ECD540
#E7E751
#F0D555
#F5EB4F
#EEDC5B
#EACC4A
#FAD443
#F4D054
#FFDF46
#EDDD4A color backgrounds & wallpapers
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Conversions between color systems and etc.
- HEX#EDDD4A
- RGB237, 221, 74
- CMYK0, 6, 64, 7
- CSSrgb(237, 221, 74)
- HSL54°, 82%, 61%
- HSL Precise54.11°, 81.91%, 60.98%
- HSV54°, 69%, 93%
- HSB54°, 69%, 93%
- Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
- Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
- Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.290
- GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.867, 0.290)
- GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.867, 0.290, 1.000)
- HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.867, 0.290)
- Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
- Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
- Percentage of Blue in RGB29%
- Color FamilyYellow
- Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
- Lightness FamilyVery Light
- HEX IDEDDD4A
- DECIMAL ID15588682
- Name LengthThis color has no name
- Seen by search & AI crawlers21 times
- Counting from2025-01-01
