Information about #EDC77B color

#EDC77B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EDC77B belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 199, 123) — 92.9% red, 78% green, 48.2% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 15 / 45 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EDC77B is a energetic, saturated orange that appears airy and pastel-like. In practice it works well for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Marzipan (#EBC881). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Soft Orange (#F5CA7B) and Pastel Amber (#F8C57C).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 199, 123) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDC77B: 13.1:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.6:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EDC77B is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EDC77B color variations

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

#EDC77B 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 #EDC77B

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

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Pastel Amber color link
Pastel Amber

#F8C57C

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Pencarrow color link
Pencarrow

#E3BF7E

New Orleans color link
New Orleans

#E4C385

Corvette color link
Corvette

#E9BA81

Sandbar color link
Sandbar

#E2C385

Chalky color link
Chalky

#DFC281

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDC77B
  • RGB237, 199, 123
  • CMYK0, 15, 45, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 199, 123)
  • HSL40°, 76%, 71%
  • HSL Precise40°, 76%, 70.588%
  • HSV40°, 48%, 93%
  • HSB40°, 48%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.780
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.482
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.780, 0.482)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.780, 0.482, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.780, 0.482)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB78%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB48.2%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDC77B
  • DECIMAL ID15583099
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers15 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01