Information about #EDD492 color

#EDD492 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDD492 falls into the Orange Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 212, 146) — 92.9% red, 83.1% green, 57.3% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 10 / 36 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EDD492 reads as a energetic, saturated amber-leaning orange and appears airy and pastel-like. Designers typically reach for tones like this for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Mellow Yellow (#EAD895). Its next-closest registered neighbors are Light Amber (#E7D08B) and Chamois (#E8CD9A).

The recipe behind #EDD492 is rgb(237, 212, 146), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDD492: 14.4:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.5:1 for white. Out of 16,777,216 possible colors, #EDD492 is still unnamed — it can be claimed and named in The Official Register of Color Names.

#EDD492 color variations

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

#EDD492 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 #EDD492

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

Light Amber color link
Light Amber

#E7D08B

Chamois color link
Chamois

#E8CD9A

Splash color link
Splash

#F1D79E

Primrose color link
Primrose

#E4DE8E

Hathaway color link
Hathaway

#F7DE94

Cookie color link
Cookie

#E6CEA0

Rustic Peach color link
Rustic Peach

#EFC99F

Moonbeam color link
Moonbeam

#F2E289

Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDD492
  • RGB237, 212, 146
  • CMYK0, 10, 36, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 212, 146)
  • HSL44°, 72%, 75%
  • HSL Precise43.516°, 71.654%, 75.098%
  • HSV44°, 38%, 93%
  • HSB44°, 38%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.831
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.573
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.831, 0.573)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.831, 0.573, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.831, 0.573)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB83.1%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB57.3%
  • Color FamilyOrange
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDD492
  • DECIMAL ID15586450
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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