Information about #EDC01E color

#EDC01E color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDC01E falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 192, 30) — 92.9% red, 75.3% green, 11.8% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 18 / 81 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EDC01E presents itself as a pure, full-strength golden yellow — one that carries an easy, daylight feel. It is a natural fit for logos, highlights and anything that needs to be noticed first. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Moon Yellow (#F0C420). Slightly further away sit Warm Golden Yellow (#EEC61F) and Orange Yellow (#F5BD1F).

The recipe behind #EDC01E is rgb(237, 192, 30), with red as the dominant ingredient. On this background, black text reaches a 12.2:1 contrast ratio (passing WCAG AAA); white stays at 1.7:1. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EDC01E is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EDC01E color variations

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

#EDC01E 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 #EDC01E

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

Moon Yellow color link
Moon Yellow

#F0C420

Bite Me color link
Bite Me

#EBC525

Trust Yellow color link
Trust Yellow

#EEBE15

Deep Lemon color link
Deep Lemon

#F5C71A

Golden Amber color link
Golden Amber

#E8BE14

Convocade color link
Convocade

#F4C428

Broom color link
Broom

#EECC24

Bright Sun color link
Bright Sun

#ECBD2C

Jonquil color link
Jonquil

#F4CA16

Turbo color link
Turbo

#F5CC23

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDC01E
  • RGB237, 192, 30
  • CMYK0, 18, 81, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 192, 30)
  • HSL47°, 85%, 52%
  • HSL Precise46.957°, 85.185%, 52.353%
  • HSV47°, 87%, 93%
  • HSB47°, 87%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.753
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.118
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.753, 0.118)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.753, 0.118, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.753, 0.118)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB75.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB11.8%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEDC01E
  • DECIMAL ID15581214
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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