Information about #EDD281 color

#EDD281 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

In the Register's classification, #EDD281 belongs to the Orange Color Family, featuring High Saturation and Very Light brightness. The mix behind it: rgb(237, 210, 129) — 92.9% red, 82.4% green, 50.6% blue; the print equivalent is CMYK 0 / 11 / 42 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

#EDD281 is a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange 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 a hair away from Pastel Gold (#E7D27C). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Cherokee (#F5CD82) and Flax (#EEDC82).

In RGB terms — rgb(237, 210, 129) — the red channel does the heavy lifting here. If you plan to put text on a #EDD281 background, choose black — the contrast ratio is 14.1:1 (passing WCAG AAA), while white manages only 1.5:1. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EDD281 color variations

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

#EDD281 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 #EDD281

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

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Cherokee color link
Cherokee

#F5CD82

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Marzipan color link
Marzipan

#EBC881

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Golden Glow color link
Golden Glow

#F9D77E

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Sand color link
Sand

#E2CA76

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDD281
  • RGB237, 210, 129
  • CMYK0, 11, 42, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 210, 129)
  • HSL45°, 75%, 72%
  • HSL Precise45°, 75%, 71.765%
  • HSV45°, 46%, 93%
  • HSB45°, 46%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.824
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.506
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.824, 0.506)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.824, 0.506, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.824, 0.506)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB82.4%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB50.6%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDD281
  • DECIMAL ID15585921
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers9 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01