Information about #EDE240 color

#EDE240 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EDE240 belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(237, 226, 64) (92.9% red, 88.6% green, 25.1% blue), or CMYK 0 / 4 / 68 / 7 for print. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

A strongly colored golden yellow, #EDE240 feels open and friendly. Expect to see shades like this in accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is very close to Sandstorm (#ECD540). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Starship (#E3DD39) and Golden Fizz (#EBDE31).

The recipe behind #EDE240 is rgb(237, 226, 64), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDE240: 15.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. #EDE240 has no official name yet. If this shade means something to you, you can be the one to name it.

#EDE240 color variations

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

#EDE240 color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EDE240 color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EDE240 color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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Grey

#808080

#EDE240 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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#EDE240 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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#8B40ED
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#40A2ED
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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
#EDE240
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#40EDE2
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#E240ED
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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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#4BED40
#4BED40

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#404BED
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#E240ED
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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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#40ED8B
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#404BED
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#ED40A2
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Nearest named colors to #EDE240

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

Sandstorm color link
Sandstorm

#ECD540

Starship color link
Starship

#E3DD39

Golden Fizz color link
Golden Fizz

#EBDE31

Off Yellow color link
Off Yellow

#F1F33F

Minion Yellow color link
Minion Yellow

#F5E050

Brilliant Yellow color link
Brilliant Yellow

#E7E751

Gorse color link
Gorse

#FDE336

Margarine color link
Margarine

#F2D930

Gargoyle Gas color link
Gargoyle Gas

#FFDF46

Holiday color link
Holiday

#F5EB4F

Wild Thing color link
Wild Thing

#FAD443

Banana Yellow color link
Banana Yellow

#FFE135

#EDE240 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDE240
  • RGB237, 226, 64
  • CMYK0, 4, 68, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 226, 64)
  • HSL56°, 83%, 59%
  • HSL Precise56.185°, 82.775%, 59.02%
  • HSV56°, 73%, 93%
  • HSB56°, 73%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.886
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.251
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.886, 0.251)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.886, 0.251, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.886, 0.251)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB88.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB25.1%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEDE240
  • DECIMAL ID15589952
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers22 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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