Information about #EDC691 color

#EDC691 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EDC691 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. In numbers: rgb(237, 198, 145) (92.9% red, 77.6% green, 56.9% blue), or CMYK 0 / 15 / 36 / 7 for print. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EDC691 presents itself as a strongly colored warm orange — one that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Light Gamboge (#E7C58B). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Douban Light Yellow (#F7C58E) and Chamois (#E8CD9A).

The recipe behind #EDC691 is rgb(237, 198, 145), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #EDC691 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.6:1. No one has named #EDC691 so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EDC691 color variations

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

#EDC691 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 #EDC691

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

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDC691
  • RGB237, 198, 145
  • CMYK0, 15, 36, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 198, 145)
  • HSL35°, 72%, 75%
  • HSL Precise34.565°, 71.875%, 74.902%
  • HSV35°, 39%, 93%
  • HSB35°, 39%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.776
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.569
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.776, 0.569)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.776, 0.569, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.776, 0.569)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB77.6%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB56.9%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDC691
  • DECIMAL ID15582865
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01