Information about #EDB90C color

#EDB90C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDB90C falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 185, 12) — 92.9% red, 72.5% green, 4.7% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 20 / 88 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EDB90C presents itself as a intensely saturated yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. In practice it works well for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Google Yellow (#EEB211). Slightly further away sit Trust Yellow (#EEBE15) and Golden Amber (#E8BE14).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 185, 12) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDB90C: 11.5:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.8:1 for white. No one has named #EDB90C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EDB90C color variations

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#EDB90C 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

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

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

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

Tetradic

Tetradic color schemes are made form two couples of complementary colors in a rectangular shape on the color wheel.

Tetradic color scheme

Square

Square color schemes are like tetradic arranged in a square instead of rectangle. Colors appear even more contrasting.

Square color scheme

Nearest named colors to #EDB90C

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

Trust Yellow color link
Trust Yellow

#EEBE15

Golden Amber color link
Golden Amber

#E8BE14

Hive color link
Hive

#EFBD00

Golden Rod color link
Golden Rod

#F9BC08

Mustard Gold color link
Mustard Gold

#F1B301

Royal Gold color link
Royal Gold

#F5BD02

Golden color link
Golden

#F5BF03

Gold Tips color link
Gold Tips

#DEBA13

Spotlight color link
Spotlight

#F8BF00

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDB90C
  • RGB237, 185, 12
  • CMYK0, 20, 88, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 185, 12)
  • HSL46°, 90%, 49%
  • HSL Precise46.133°, 90.361%, 48.824%
  • HSV46°, 95%, 93%
  • HSB46°, 95%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.725
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.047
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.725, 0.047)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.725, 0.047, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.725, 0.047)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB72.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB4.7%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEDB90C
  • DECIMAL ID15579404
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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  • Counting from2025-01-01