Information about #EDD16C color

#EDD16C color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EDD16C belongs to the Yellow Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 209, 108) — 92.9% red, 82% green, 42.4% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 51 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

The color #EDD16C reads as a strongly colored golden yellow and appears airy and pastel-like. Expect to see shades like this in clean interfaces where content needs room to breathe. In The Official Register of Color Names it is almost identical to Golden Sand (#EACE6A). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Warm Sun (#F1CD6C) and Arylide Yellow (#E9D66B).

The recipe behind #EDD16C is rgb(237, 209, 108), with red as the dominant ingredient. If you plan to put text on a #EDD16C background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 13.9:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. No one has named #EDD16C so far. Register a name for it and it becomes a permanent record.

#EDD16C color variations

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

#EDD16C color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EDD16C color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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#E5BE30

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#B99616

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#7B640F

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#3D3207

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Black

#000000

#EDD16C color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#C9B56C

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Grey

#808080

#EDD16C 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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#EDD16C 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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#6E89ED
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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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#926EED
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#6EC9ED
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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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#ED926E
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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
#EDD16C
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#6EEDD1
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#D16EED
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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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#89ED6E
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#6E89ED
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#D16EED
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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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#6EED92
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#6E89ED
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#ED6EC9
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Nearest named colors to #EDD16C

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

Golden Sand color link
Golden Sand

#EACE6A

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

Arylide Yellow color link
Arylide Yellow

#E9D66B

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Pastel Deep Gold color link
Pastel Deep Gold

#E5C768

Soft Gold color link
Soft Gold

#E0CD67

Bardot color link
Bardot

#F3C762

Light Mustard color link
Light Mustard

#F7D560

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

#EDD16C color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDD16C
  • RGB237, 209, 108
  • CMYK0, 11, 51, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 209, 108)
  • HSL47°, 78%, 68%
  • HSL Precise46.977°, 78.182%, 67.647%
  • HSV47°, 54%, 93%
  • HSB47°, 54%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.820
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.424
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.820, 0.424)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.820, 0.424, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.820, 0.424)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB42.4%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDD16C
  • DECIMAL ID15585644
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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