Information about #EDD778 color

#EDD778 color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDD778 falls into the Yellow Color Family — High Saturation, Very Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 215, 120) — 92.9% red, 84.3% green, 47.1% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 9 / 46 / 7. Curious how these numbers work? Read our RGB color codes guide.

#EDD778 is a strongly colored sunny yellow that has a delicate, washed-out lightness. It is a natural fit for minimalist layouts, soft backgrounds and pastel palettes. In The Official Register of Color Names it is practically indistinguishable from Sandy (#F1DA7A). Slightly further away sit Pastel Gold (#E7D27C) and Wild Rice (#E3D474).

The recipe behind #EDD778 is rgb(237, 215, 120), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDD778: 14.6:1 contrast (passing WCAG AAA) versus 1.4:1 for white. Like most of the 16.7 million digital colors, this one is still waiting for a name — naming it takes a minute.

#EDD778 color variations

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

#EDD778 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 #EDD778

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

Sandy color link
Sandy

#F1DA7A

Pastel Gold color link
Pastel Gold

#E7D27C

Wild Rice color link
Wild Rice

#E3D474

Flax color link
Flax

#EEDC82

Straw color link
Straw

#E4D96F

Golden Glow color link
Golden Glow

#F9D77E

Jasmine color link
Jasmine

#F8DE7E

Somerset color link
Somerset

#DFDD78

Soft Orange color link
Soft Orange

#F5CA7B

Sweet Corn color link
Sweet Corn

#F9E176

Warm Sun color link
Warm Sun

#F1CD6C

#EDD778 color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDD778
  • RGB237, 215, 120
  • CMYK0, 9, 46, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 215, 120)
  • HSL49°, 76%, 70%
  • HSL Precise48.718°, 76.471%, 70%
  • HSV49°, 49%, 93%
  • HSB49°, 49%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.843
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.471
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.843, 0.471)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.843, 0.471, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.843, 0.471)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB84.3%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB47.1%
  • Color Family (Hue)Yellow
  • Saturation FamilyHigh Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyVery Light
  • HEX IDEDD778
  • DECIMAL ID15587192
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
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