Information about #EDDF1B color

#EDDF1B color image

Basic facts about this digital color

#EDDF1B falls into the Yellow Color Family — Full Saturation, Light brightness. Its exact recipe is rgb(237, 223, 27) — 92.9% red, 87.5% green, 10.6% blue — and for print it converts to CMYK 0 / 5 / 82 / 7. New to color codes? See our guide to RGB color codes.

The color #EDDF1B reads as a pure, full-strength golden yellow and carries an easy, daylight feel. Designers typically reach for tones like this for accents, call-to-action elements and statement visuals. In The Official Register of Color Names it is a hair away from Ripe Lemon (#F4D81C). Slightly further away sit Bright Lights (#E9D725) and Serenvoreus (#FAD925).

The recipe behind #EDDF1B is rgb(237, 223, 27), with red as the dominant ingredient. Accessibility-wise, black text works best on #EDDF1B: 15.2:1 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.

#EDDF1B color variations

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

#EDDF1B color tints

Tints look brighter, pastel, and less intense.
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White

#FFFFFF

#EDDF1B color shades

Shades look darker, richer, and more solid.
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Black

#000000

#EDDF1B color tones

Tones looks more sophisticated and complex than base colors.
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#ACA656

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Grey

#808080

#EDDF1B 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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#EDDF1B 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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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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#771DED
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#1D92ED
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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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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
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#1DEDDF
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#DF1DED
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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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#2AED1D
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#1D2AED
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#DF1DED
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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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#ED1D92
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Nearest named colors to #EDDF1B

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

Ripe Lemon color link
Ripe Lemon

#F4D81C

Bright Lights color link
Bright Lights

#E9D725

Serenvoreus color link
Serenvoreus

#FAD925

Piss Yellow color link
Piss Yellow

#DDD618

Ikea Yellow color link
Ikea Yellow

#FFDA1A

Belgium Yellow color link
Belgium Yellow

#FDDA24

Filmpro Lemon Yellow color link
Filmpro Lemon Yellow

#F3D52C

Broom color link
Broom

#EECC24

Golden Fizz color link
Golden Fizz

#EBDE31

Turbo color link
Turbo

#F5CC23

Bright Gold color link
Bright Gold

#FDD017

Margarine color link
Margarine

#F2D930

#EDDF1B color backgrounds & wallpapers

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Conversions between color systems and etc.

  • HEX#EDDF1B
  • RGB237, 223, 27
  • CMYK0, 5, 82, 7
  • CSSrgb(237, 223, 27)
  • HSL56°, 85%, 52%
  • HSL Precise56°, 85.366%, 51.765%
  • HSV56°, 89%, 93%
  • HSB56°, 89%, 93%
  • Normalized R (0.0–1.0)0.929
  • Normalized G (0.0–1.0)0.875
  • Normalized B (0.0–1.0)0.106
  • GLSLvec3(0.929, 0.875, 0.106)
  • GLSL with alphavec4(0.929, 0.875, 0.106, 1.000)
  • HLSL / Metalfloat3(0.929, 0.875, 0.106)
  • Percentage of Red in RGB92.9%
  • Percentage of Green in RGB87.5%
  • Percentage of Blue in RGB10.6%
  • Color FamilyYellow
  • Saturation FamilyFull Saturation
  • Lightness FamilyLight
  • HEX IDEDDF1B
  • DECIMAL ID15589147
  • Name LengthThis color has no name
  • Seen by search & AI crawlers18 times
  • Counting from2025-01-01

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