Information about #EDDD9C color

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Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EDDD9C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(237, 221, 156) (92.9% red, 86.7% green, 61.2% blue), or CMYK 0 / 6 / 32 / 7 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EDDD9C presents itself as a strongly colored golden yellow — one that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Melting Moment (#F4DE9E). Slightly further away sit Splash (#F1D79E) and Mellow Yellow (#EAD895).

The recipe behind #EDDD9C is rgb(237, 221, 156), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDDD9C: 15.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EDDD9C color variations

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

#EDDD9C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EDDD9C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EDDD9C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EDDD9C 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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#EDDD9C 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 #EDDD9C

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

Melting Moment color link
Melting Moment

#F4DE9E

Splash color link
Splash

#F1D79E

Mellow Yellow color link
Mellow Yellow

#EAD895

Buttermilk color link
Buttermilk

#F6E0A4

Astra color link
Astra

#EDD5A6

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Dairy Cream color link
Dairy Cream

#EDD2A4

Cool Yellow color link
Cool Yellow

#ECEA98

Weathered Yellow color link
Weathered Yellow

#E0DA9F

Sandwisp color link
Sandwisp

#F5E7A2

Sidecar color link
Sidecar

#E9D9A9

Triple Dutch White color link
Triple Dutch White

#F3DAA9

#EDDD9C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDDD9C
  • RGB237, 221, 156
  • CMYK0, 6, 32, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 221, 156)
  • HSL48°, 69%, 77%
  • HSL Precise48.148°, 69.231%, 77.059%
  • HSV48°, 34%, 93%
  • HSB48°, 34%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.867
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.612
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.867, 0.612)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.867, 0.612, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.867, 0.612)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB86.7%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB61.2%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDDD9C
  • DECIMAL ID15588764
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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